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editorship

editorship noun: the position or job of being an editor.

Noun

editorship (plural editorships)

  1. The position or job of being an editor
    • With this issue Mr. W. A. Willox regretfully relinquishes the editorship of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE1942 February, Railway Magazine, page 62
    • While this was tremendous fun, the week also revealed the limitations and sometimes bumpy consequences of the guest editorships.2009 January 3, Elisabeth Mahoney, “Radio 4's Today programme livened up by guest editors”, in The Guardian

Forms of editorship

pluraleditorships

Origin of editorship

From editor + -ship.

Words formed from editorship

Questions about editorship

What does editorship mean?
Editorship means the position or job of being an editor.
What part of speech is editorship?
Editorship is a noun.
What is the plural of editorship?
The plural of editorship is editorships.

Words near editorship in the dictionary

  1. editorlike
  2. editors
  3. editors in chief
  4. editors-at-large
  5. editors-in-chief
  6. editorship
  7. editorships
  8. editosome
  9. editosomes
  10. editour
  11. editours

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