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Governorship — Gov ern*or*ship, n. The office of a governor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
governorship — [guv′ər nərship΄] n. the position, function, or term of office of a governor … English World dictionary
governorship — [[t]gʌ̱vnə(r)ʃɪp[/t]] governorships N COUNT The governorship of a particular country or state is the position of being its governor. Governorship is also used to refer to the period of time a particular person spends being the governor of a… … English dictionary
governorship — UK [ˈɡʌvə(r)nə(r)ʃɪp] / US [ˈɡʌvərnərˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms governorship : singular governorship plural governorships a governor s job, or the period of time when someone is a governor … English dictionary
governorship — governor ► NOUN 1) an official appointed to govern a town or region. 2) the elected executive head of a US state. 3) the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state. 4) the… … English terms dictionary
Governorship of Dalmatia — Infobox Former Subdivision native name = Dalmatinski Gubernatorat (hr) Governatorato di Dalmazia (it) conventional long name = Governorship of Dalmatia common name = Governorship of Dalmatia continent = Europe region = country = Italy era =… … Wikipedia
Governorship of Mitt Romney — Willard Mitt Romney was sworn in as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts on January 2, 2003, along with Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey. His term ended on January 4, 2007. He filed the papers establishing his exploratory presidential commmittee… … Wikipedia
Governorship of Sarah Palin — Infobox Governor honorific prefix = name = Sarah Palin honorific suffix = order = 11th office = Governor of Alaska term start = December 4, 2006 term end = lieutenant = Sean Parnell predecessor = Frank Murkowski successor = party = Republican… … Wikipedia
governorship — noun Date: 1658 1. the office of governor 2. the period of incumbency of a governor … New Collegiate Dictionary
governorship — /guv euhr neuhr ship , euh neuhr /, n. the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor. [1635 45; GOVERNOR + SHIP] * * * … Universalium
