presidentship

American  

[prez-i-duhnt-ship] / ˈprɛz ɪ dəntˌʃɪp /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. presidency.

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Etymology

Origin of presidentship

First recorded in 1515–25; president + -ship

Example Sentences

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presidentship

Barbé-Marbois had given him, with the same eagerness, the presidentship of the elder council.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)

I had the honour of being on the committee under the presidentship of the Lord Mayor of London, for the victualling of Paris after her surrender.

From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John

Gilmour, sir John, of Liberton, 181, 188, 191;      resigns the presidentship of the court of session, 213;      death of, 215.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord

There is no doubt that General Washington will accept the presidentship; though he is silent on the subject.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

He is deeply involved in the politics of his country, and, as I said before, is a candidate for the next presidentship.

From First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 by Trotter, Isabella Strange