editorship

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English

Etymology

From editor +‎ -ship.

Noun

editorship (plural editorships)

  1. The position or job of being an editor
    • 1942 February, Railway Magazine, page 62:
      With this issue Mr. W. A. Willox regretfully relinquishes the editorship of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE
    • 2009 January 3, Elisabeth Mahoney, “Radio 4's Today programme livened up by guest editors”, in The Guardian:
      While this was tremendous fun, the week also revealed the limitations and sometimes bumpy consequences of the guest editorships.
    • 2023 January 25, Howard Johnston, “Peter Kelly: August 2 1944-December 28 2022”, in RAIL, number 975, page 46:
      Peter gained his first editorship with Motor Cycle, before joining EMAP to eventually edit Motor Cycle Mechanics (later Performance Bikes and now Practical Sportsbikes) in 1978.

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