Below you will find example sentences with "governorship election". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Governorship Election in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: election
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.4 words

Words in this phrase

governorship election

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • governorship can mean: The office, or the term of a governor. Less frequent word
  • election can mean: A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

11 2023 governorship election in kogi 1× 11 2023 governorship election in the 1× 16 2019 governorship election which was 1× april 9 governorship election 1× bayelsa state governorship election 1× ebonyi state governorship election petition tribunal 1× edo state governorship election pastor osagie 1× in the governorship election held on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the all progressives 4× the governorship candidate 4× former vice president 1× governor hope uzodinma 1× he therefore asked 1× the apex court 1×

Common sentence endings:

kogi governorship election 2× 11 governorship election 1× 9 governorship election 1× apc adebayo adelabu 1× by the apc 1× democratic party pdp 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

candidate 12× democratic 9× party 9× petition 7× tribunal 7× apc 7× progressives 6× congress 6× kogi 5× november 5× pdp 5× governor 4×

Related phrases

presidential election election petition election day election interference election commission election officials governorship candidate general election parliamentary election special election

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around election:

presidential election 20× election day 17× election commission 15× election officials 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

governorship candidate governors forum governor office governor josh government spokesperson government spokesman

Just after it in the phrase index:

grab bag grab quick grace period gradually improve gradually increase gradually increasing

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

governorship candidate

Same ending:

presidential election general election parliamentary election special election municipal election primary election

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "governorship election" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 31.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 11 2023 governorship election in kogi, 11 2023 governorship election in the, candidate, democratic and party stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with presidential election, election petition, election day, presidential election, election day and election commission, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with governorship election

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the Kaduna governorship election inconclusive. (15 words)

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Engr Musa Wada is leading in the Kogi governorship election. (20 words)

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr Natasha Akpoti has cast her vote in the ongoing Kogi governorship election. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

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)

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu, on Monday, tendered 14 result sheets for Gama Ward results in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano, for the March 23 governorship election before the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. (39 words)

The withdrawal of the certificates was ordered by the Supreme Court after establishing variations of the name in credentials submitted by the deputy governorship candidate in the November 16, 2019 governorship election, which was won by the APC. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the Kaduna governorship election inconclusive.

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 Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu, on Monday, tendered 14 result sheets for Gama Ward results in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano, for the March 23 governorship election before the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has rejected the judgement of the Ebonyi state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki which upheld Governor Dave Umahi’s victory in the April 9 governorship election.

He, therefore, asked the election petition tribunal to either declare him the winner of the March 2019 governorship election in Benue or nullify Ortom’s election and order the conduct of a fresh election in the state.

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.

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 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.

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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.

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 Apex Court also ordered a fresh certificate be issued to the governorship candidate with the highest votes cast and wide geographical spread in the governorship election held on November 16, 2020.

The withdrawal of the certificates was ordered by the Supreme Court after establishing variations of the name in credentials submitted by the deputy governorship candidate in the November 16, 2019 governorship election, which was won by the APC.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Adebayo Adelabu, in Oyo state during the March 9, governorship election, on Monday, September 16, suffered a great defeat from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, David Lyon, has won the last local government announced in the Bayelsa State governorship election.

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr Natasha Akpoti has cast her vote in the ongoing Kogi governorship election.

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Engr Musa Wada is leading in the Kogi governorship election.

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned to Tuesday, May 27, to rule on the motion seeking for recount of votes cast in the governorship elections in the state.

The Oyo state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has admitted results from 495 polling units and wards in 26 local governments as exhibits tendered by the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would ensure a free and credible governorship primary for its aspirants ahead of 2020 governorship election in Ondo State.

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