presidency
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F.
pr['e]sidence.]
1. The function or condition of one who presides;
superintendence; control and care.
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2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the
presidency.
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3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,
during the presidency of Madison.
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4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the
Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had
a council of which its governor was president.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
133 Moby Thesaurus words for "presidency":
acme, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate,
aristocracy, authority, authorization, be-all and end-all,
bishopric, blue ribbon, captainship, chairmanship, championship,
chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry,
chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, command, consulate,
consulship, control, convenership, custody, deanery, dictatorship,
dictature, directorate, directorship, dominion, effectiveness,
emirate, episcopacy, first place, first prize, foremanship,
generalship, governorship, guardianship, headship, hegemony,
height, hierarchy, highest, imperium, influence, intendancy,
jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, lordship, magistracy,
magistrateship, magistrature, management, managership, masterdom,
mastership, mastery, maximum, mayoralty, mayorship,
metropolitanate, metropolitanship, most, ne plus ultra, new high,
nobility, overseership, palms, papacy, paramountcy, pashadom,
pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, pontificality, pontificate,
popedom, popehood, popeship, power, prefectship, prefecture,
premiership, presidentship, primacy, prime-ministership,
prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate,
proconsulship, proctorship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry,
provostship, record, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship,
rule, ruling class, say, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy,
sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty,
sovereignty, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency,
supervisorship, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway,
top spot, tribunate, vizierate, viziership, zenith
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