KINGSHIP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

kingship

noun

Definition of kingship

as in presidency

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Recent Examples of kingship Trump, by contrast, ordered the capture of a leader already under narcoterrorism indictment and framed it as a drug bust and accountability for crimes, yet his opponents denounce him as aspiring to kingship and dictatorship. — Paul Vallas, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026 Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity. — Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026 The temple is perfectly divided down the middle, with one half devoted to Sobek, the crocodile god and symbol of the river’s strength, while the other half honors Horus, the falcon god, who embodies kingship, protection and war. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026 In pre-Christian Ireland, sucking breasts was a way of showing subjugation to a king and the cutting out of Old Croghan Man’s nipples is, historians believe, an indication that he had been thus stripped of his claims to kingship. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kingship

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Noun

His use of the presidency’s sweeping ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is among the ways the Republican’s return to office has featured an expansive use of executive power.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
The disaster is becoming the defining challenge of Rodríguez’s interim presidency.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of presidency

Noun

His story stretches beyond sports, touching one of Haiti’s many mysteries of Haiti’s brutal Duvalier dictatorship and reflecting on the outsize role Haitians have long played in shaping American history.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Virtually all contemporary dictatorships are cosplay democracies with term limits, elections, and legislatures—the few ruling, as Amos Perlmutter put it, in the name of the many.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of dictatorship

Noun

Over 108,000 entries from 160 countries were submitted, with seven photographers ultimately recognized for their technical mastery, originality, and conceptual strength.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Head coach Luis de la Fuente’s team—built around players Rodri, Lamine Yamal, and Pedri—is known for its mastery of possession play and attractive passing.

— Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026

Definition of mastery

Noun

Housing and affordability Each candidate describes housing affordability as a key hurdle for the next governor — and touts his proposal as a marquee policy for his governorship.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 25 June 2026
Modern leaders Ever since the anti-immigrant 1990s governorship of the Protestant Pete Wilson, our governors, all Catholic, have defended immigrants.

— Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Definition of governorship

Noun

Quinn also made the decision to go play piano in New York at the end of last season after a steamy back and forth with Staten, whose father (Brett Cullen) challenged him for chairmanship of the Double K Ranch.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 June 2026
That is the inheritance now facing Warsh, who has openly cast Greenspan as a model for his own chairmanship.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Definition of chairmanship

Noun

Suggs is listed as the team’s point guard, but because of his tendency for turnovers and general lack of floor generalship, the coaches have deployed him more as a 3-and-D player.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
There’s talk that this could be EMRO’s turn to hold the director-generalship.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of generalship

Noun

However, he is not allowed to make new major policy announcements or spending commitments during what remains of his premiership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Definition of premiership

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