Chairmanship vs Presidency - What's the difference?
chairmanship | presidency |
The office, or the term of a chairman.
* 1999 John Gunn - Contested Skies: Trans-Australian Airlines
* 1891 Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
The office or role of president.
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The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
As nouns the difference between chairmanship and presidency
is that chairmanship is the office, or the term of a chairman while presidency is the office or role of president.chairmanship
English
Noun
(en noun)- Nixon proposed the establishment of an Aviation Industry Consultative Council under the chairmanship of the permanent head of his department
- Afterwards, Sir Eardly Wilmot had been appointed, from whom, on account of his long chairmanship of quarter-sessions, much had reasonably been expected.
presidency
English
Noun
(presidencies)- After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency .
citation
- Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
- In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
- Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.