Definition of "chairmanship"

chairmanship

noun
countable and uncountable, plural chairmanships
1. The office, or the term, of a chairman.
  Quotations
  Afterwards, Sir Eardly Wilmot had been appointed, from whom, on account of his long chairmanship of quarter-sessions, much had reasonably been expected.
  1891, Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
  The resignation of Sir Eustace Missenden from the chairmanship of the Railway Executive was announced by the Minister of Transport at Christmas.
  1951 February, “Resignation of Sir Eustace Missenden”, in Railway Magazine, page 75
  To particularise the railway improvements required by the County of London Plan, 1943, a Committee under the Chairmanship of Professor Sir Charles Inglis was appointed in February, 1944, by the Minister of War Transport.
  1962 October, “The Victoria Line was only part of the plan”, in Modern Railways, page 258
  Nixon proposed the establishment of an Aviation Industry Consultative Council under the chairmanship of the permanent head of his department […]
  1999, John Gunn, Contested Skies: Trans-Australian Airlines
  Having put partisan interests to one side, Greenwood set about making teamwork a watchword for her chairmanship, while seeking the broadest possible participation in subsequent inquiries.
  2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 33