chairmanship

chairman +‎ -ship

chairmanship (countable and uncountable, plural chairmanships)

1. The office, or the term, of a chairman.
   • 1891 Hansard's Parliamentary Debates

     Afterwards, Sir Eardly Wilmot had been appointed, from whom, on account of his long chairmanship of quarter-sessions, much had reasonably been expected.

   • 1962 October, “The Victoria Line was only part of the plan”, in Modern Railways, page 258:

     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.

   • 1999 John Gunn - Contested Skies: Trans-Australian Airlines

     Nixon proposed the establishment of an Aviation Industry Consultative Council under the chairmanship of the permanent head of his department […]

   • 2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 33:

     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.