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Recent Examples of governorship
Two governorships will be up for grabs this year, and Democrats are looking to play competitively in both -- namely by keeping control of New Jersey and flipping Virginia.
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
National political media assume that Newsom will finish the remaining 22 months of his governorship and then launch, officially or otherwise, a campaign for president.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Whoever ends up winning the governorship will be in charge of the most populous state in the country and have authority over key issues like housing and water management in a state that has been hit hard by a housing crisis and recent wildfires.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
With the 2026 election cycle approaching, speculation is reaching a fever pitch on whether former Vice President Kamala Harris will run for the open California governorship.
—Joshua Spivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
National political media assume that Newsom will finish the remaining 22 months of his governorship and then launch, officially or otherwise, a campaign for president.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Whoever ends up winning the governorship will be in charge of the most populous state in the country and have authority over key issues like housing and water management in a state that has been hit hard by a housing crisis and recent wildfires.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
With the 2026 election cycle approaching, speculation is reaching a fever pitch on whether former Vice President Kamala Harris will run for the open California governorship.
—Joshua Spivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governorship
Noun
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The anchor has not been afraid to challenge CBS News management in the past.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Although anyone can pay their rent and earn rewards with Bilt, the company’s Bilt Alliance network of 4.5 rental homes integrates payment platforms with property management systems.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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His father is on the fence about Ocasio-Cortez, comparing her situation to Barack Obama, who briefly served in the U.S. Senate from Illinois before running for and winning the presidency in 2008.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fox noted the latest number is lower than where all of his most recent predecessors were at this point in their presidencies.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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The musical will be directed by Christopher Wheeldon (MJ: The Musical), with music supervision by Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Wheeldon is directing and choreographing, and music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations are in the two-time Tony-winning hands of Tom Kitt.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2025
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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In exchange for help from the league in obtaining loans, a country had to accept the league’s superintendence of its economic affairs.—
Branko Milanovic,
Foreign Affairs,
21 June 2022
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The papacy essentially is a kingship, DeBernardo said.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures.—
N.T. Wright,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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Bailey’s lawsuit is the latest in a prolonged fight between city and state officials over funding of the Kansas City Police Department, which is under state control.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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But lawmakers in different countries exercise different degrees of political control.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 July 2024
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The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
4 May 2024
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He was taken into custody and released due to overcrowding at the U.S. Border Patrol facility.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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According to the suit, at one point as VML's father tried to secure her release, New Orleans ICE Field Office Director Mellissa Harper began interrogating the family's attorney about the father's immigration status and attempted to lure him into custody as well.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governorship. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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