Explore Governorship through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like position or post. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Governorship meaning
The office, or the term of a governor.
Using Governorship
- The main meaning on this page is: The office, or the term of a governor.
- Useful related words include: position, post, berth, office.
- In the example corpus, governorship often appears in combinations such as: governorship election, the governorship, governorship candidate.
Context around Governorship
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Governorship
- In this selection, "governorship" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 2023, party, former, candidate, election and primary stand out and add context to how "governorship" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the governorship candidate of, 11 2023 governorship election in, governorship election and governorship candidate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "governorship" sits close to words such as cal, gregory and leisure, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with governorship
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the Kaduna governorship election inconclusive. (15 words)
The Edo chapter of the PDP governorship primary on Saturday conducted the Local Government Delegates Election ahead of its Feb. 22 governorship primary. (23 words)
Rotimi, who insisted that the suspended governorship candidate acted unilaterally, enjoined members of the public to disregard the statement credited to its governorship candidate. (24 words)
Ganduje, who also urged all aggrieved governorship aspirants in the Ondo State governorship primary election to close ranks ahead of the forthcoming election, noted that the state must be at the forefront in winning the South-West zone for APC. (40 words)
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the decision of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which declared Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo as the duly winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State. (40 words)
This was as a result of her poor handling of the polls and as a result, she cannot be trusted to deliver a Participatory and credible Governorship Poll in Imo State during the Nov 11, 2023 Governorship Poll. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The party’s governorship candidate in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde; the governorship candidate in Ogun, Ladi Adebutu; and a former governorship aspirant in Osun State, Akin Ogunbiyi, were also at the meeting, among others.
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dumped his deputy, Placid Njoku, ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the State.
It was aimed at committing the governorship candidates to implement the Open Governorship Partnership in the state as the baton of government will change hands in May 2023.
Rotimi, who insisted that the suspended governorship candidate acted unilaterally, enjoined members of the public to disregard the statement credited to its governorship candidate.
The All Progressives Congress, Presidential Campaign Council, APC PCC in Rivers is divided over alleged support for the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Siminalayi Fubara in the March 11 governorship election.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) has revealed the circumstances that led to the Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour leaving the PDP.
The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Ladi Adebutu has rejected the overall results of the 2023 governorship election in the state and called for the cancellation of the results.
The Governorship Candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano State, Nasiru Gawuna has urged his supporters to turn out en masse to vote for the APC in March 11 Governorship and State Assembly elections.
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, Muritala Ajaka, has distanced himself from a purported planned protest by… pic.
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the Kaduna governorship election inconclusive.
This was as a result of her poor handling of the polls and as a result, she cannot be trusted to deliver a Participatory and credible Governorship Poll in Imo State during the Nov 11, 2023 Governorship Poll.
We have taken measures against this and we are assuring you that our party and our governorship candidate will emerge victorious on March 11 governorship and State House of Assembly elections.
Ganduje, who also urged all aggrieved governorship aspirants in the Ondo State governorship primary election to close ranks ahead of the forthcoming election, noted that the state must be at the forefront in winning the South-West zone for APC.
Other attendees of the event were Ondo state governorship candidate in the forthcoming election, Mr Agboola Ajayi; former Osun state governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola; and Ogun State governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Ladi Adebutu.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the decision of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which declared Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo as the duly winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State.
The Edo chapter of the PDP governorship primary on Saturday conducted the Local Government Delegates Election ahead of its Feb. 22 governorship primary.
A PDP Chieftain in Ondo State, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola, has raised the alarm that the party might be defeated in the Oct. 10 governorship polls over the choice of the running mate of its governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he is convinced that the Governor Nyesom Wike-led People’s Democratic Party governorship campaign team will guide the party to victory at the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Edo state governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has promised to partner Azura Edo Plant and others in the energy sector for improved power supply in the state.
The APC want the Supreme Court to set aside portions of its judgment where it held that the Federal High Court, in disqualifying its Deputy Governorship candidate, proceeded to disqualify its governorship candidate.
Phrases with governorship
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Common combinations with governorship
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