Noun
ministership (countable and uncountable, plural ministerships)
(government) The position held by a minister
During the first four years of his prime ministership the economy continued to expand rapidly, and the government ran budget surpluses. Source: Internet
Founding of Kadima On November 21, 2005, Sharon resigned as head of Likud, and dissolved parliament to form a new centrist party called Kadima ("Forward"). November polls indicated that Sharon was likely to be returned to the prime ministership. Source: Internet
Following the 12th general elections of 8 March 2008, the coalition of DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) formed the state government with the chief ministership going to the former for being the single largest party in the state legislature. Source: Internet
Note: Upon his brother's accession to the prime ministership, Elmer Diefenbaker sent him a letter recalling this childhood ambition. Source: Internet
Cormann, as finance minister, was part of the gang which foisted the ‘‘debt and deficit disaster’’ on Australians and which won Tony Abbott the prime ministership in 2014. Source: Internet
Following Alkatiri's resignation on 26 June, Ramos-Horta withdrew his resignation to contest the prime ministership and served in the position on a temporary basis until a successor to Alkatiri was named. Source: Internet