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politicianship

politicianship noun: the condition of, or the time served as, a politician.

Noun

politicianship (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The condition of, or the time served as, a politician.
    • It is far from unthinkable that Hunter was capable of attempting such politicianship.1946, Jane Marion Oppenheimer, New Aspects of John and William Hunter, →OCLC
    • When somebody points up a piece of statesmanship (as opposed to politicianship) in either man's record, there is always the rejoinder: "He has been planning his Presidential climb for many years. This was part of the strategy."1960, The Contemporary Review, volume 198, page 542

Origin of politicianship

From politician + -ship.

Questions about politicianship

What does politicianship mean?
Politicianship means the condition of, or the time served as, a politician.
What part of speech is politicianship?
Politicianship is a noun.

Words near politicianship in the dictionary

  1. politicianess
  2. politicianesses
  3. politicianlike
  4. politicianly
  5. politicians
  6. politicianship
  7. politicianspeak
  8. politicidal
  9. politicide
  10. politicides
  11. politicious

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