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governorship

 
Dictionary: gov·er·nor·ship   (gŭv'ər-nər-shĭp') pronunciation
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The office, term, or jurisdiction of a governor.


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IN BRIEF: The position of ruling a state or political unit.

pronunciation The governorship was a difficult job even in the best of times.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the office of governor


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - guvernørpost, guvernørtid

Nederlands (Dutch)
gouverneurschap

Français (French)
n. - fonctions de gouverneur, direction

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gouverneursamt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χρονική θητεία, λειτούργημα του κυβερνήτη

Italiano (Italian)
governatorato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cargo (m) e duração (f) de mandato em governo

Русский (Russian)
губернаторство

Español (Spanish)
n. - gobierno, ministerio (de un gobernador), (período de) gobierno, (oficina de) gobierno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - guvernörskap

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
统治者的职位

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 統治者的職位

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통치자의 직, 통치자의 임기, 통치자의 지위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おやじ, 看守長

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحاكميه : منصب الحاكم او مدة ولايته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮(כהונה ב)משרת המושל‬


 
 
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