Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The office, term, or jurisdiction of a governor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office of governor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office of a governor.
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- noun The office, or the term of a
governor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the office of governor
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the unfortunate side effects of the single-term governorship is that the governor responsible for a decision is rarely still the governor when the consequences of the decision become adverse.
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In Kazakhstan the “bench of reservists” for the governorship is positions is as short as for a dozen of people.
Global Voices in English » Kazakhstan: Cadres decide everything 2009
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The governorship is just a stop on the way to his real goal.
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I sympatize with Republican party, they must be dreaming if they think they can win governorship election against democrats in new jersey. common people be realistic, Corzine with all his money, all New Jersey democratic voters state, and a brand new president who is tearing himself apart to correct all the wrongs in this country.
Poll: New Jersey voters embarrassed by corruption sting 2009
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Novel article, but one quick correction: North Carolina's governorship is NOT "up for grabs" in 2010 – Gov.
President takes health-care battle to battleground states 2009
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The Hawaii governorship is current controlled by Republican Linda Lingle, who is prevented by law from seeking another term in 2010.
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With Ohio set to lose two congressional seats in redistricting next year and primed to be at the center of the 2012 presidential fight, controlling the governorship is of critical importance.
Ohio election results 2010: Portman wins; Kasich beats Strickland for governor's seat Washington Post staff 2010
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We need a two-term governorship to solve the problem of institutionalized short-sightedness and lack of long-term accountability, we need to support bipartisan restricting and not just when we are in the minority, we need even stricter ethics rules and increased transparency in campaign financing, etc.
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Second, in 2016, Jindal will have a two-term governorship to run on, allowing him to show that his conservative approach to governing works.
Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege 2009
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An “eight straight” two-term governorship would lose sight of what it means to be a modern commonwealth instead of a mere state.
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