chairpersonship

English

Etymology

From chairperson +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛːpəːsənʃɪp/

Noun

chairpersonship (countable and uncountable, plural chairpersonships)

1. The office or term of a chairperson.
   • 2008, Bibby & Schaffner, Politics, Parties, and Elections in America, 6th edition, p. 93:

     For the party that does not control the presidency – the out-party – control of the national chairpersonship is an important element in the struggle for intraparty ascendancy.

   • 1991, Michael Billig, Ideology and Opinions, page 90:

     No one wanted the chairpersonship, and in the event it went to someone who was ‘socially unacceptable’.