chieftainship

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Noun
  • The legacy of rules dates back to 1972, initially shaped by choreographer Texie Waterman and expanded during Suzanne Mitchell's directorship from 1976 to 1989.
    Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • McMahon, who has led PED as its interim director since the departure of Nicolle Newton last September, was offered the directorship last month by Mayor Kaohly Her.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
    Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2023
  • If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses.
    Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • York is told that Somerset is imprisoned in the Tower of London, but when this is disproved by Somerset’s entrance, York announces his claim to the kingship.
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the ancient kingship tradition, endangering the empire would cause a king to lose his farr.
    Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The news was announced by Tim McNeal, president of the HRTS board of directors, HRTS chair David Madden and HRTS CEO and HRTS Foundation chair Melissa Grego, along with Nancy Weintraub, Easterseals’ Southern California chief advancement officer.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • While the island doesn’t seem to need to eat people directly, there is a hungry entity of some sort that lives beyond the cellar door in the creepy chair room.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • By the time Kennedy took the helm of the health department, McAfee had already developed close ties to his inner circle.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • The 86-year-old cleric had been at the helm of the ⁠Islamic Republic for 36 ​years.
    Reuters, NBC news, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Ireland will be holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union starting in July.
    Rob Gillies, Fortune, 13 June 2026
  • Under the shadow of a supreme leader who dictates key decisions, and cunning politicians maneuvering for power, the Iranian presidency has over the past two years been reduced to little more than administering the edicts imposed from above.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
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“Chieftainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chieftainship. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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