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presidentship

[ prez-i-duhnt-ship ]

/ ˈprɛz ɪ dəntˌʃɪp /

noun Chiefly British.

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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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Origin of presidentship

First recorded in 1515–25; president + -ship

Words nearby presidentship

Presidential Medal of Freedom, presidential primary, presidential suite, president pro tempore, Presidents' Day, presidentship, presidio, presidium, presignify, presinter, Presley

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Example sentences from the Web for presidentship

For a presidentship requireth a whole man; and a bishop cannot be two men.
Sermons on the Card and Other Discourses|Hugh Latimer
It was generally agreed that his Presidentship was a conspicuous success.
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin
And then he had been, on the death of West, in 1820, elected to the presidentship of the Academy.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
There is no doubt that General Washington will accept the presidentship; though he is silent on the subject.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

In 1826 he retired from the Presidentship, and later in the year he was attacked by apoplexy, followed by paralysis.
The Boyhood of Great Inventors|A. Fraser Robertson

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