premiership
premiership — noun
- premiershipsingular
- premiershipsplural
1. the role and time in power of a country's prime minister
the role and time in power of a country's prime minister
Historians still debate the economic choices made during Thatcher's premiership.
during [leader]'s premiership
After the election, reporters predicted a short and unstable premiership for Malik.
The documentary compares life before and after Jacinda Ardern's premiership.
Years in the premiership left the former leader exhausted and deeply cautious.
- term of office
broader political phrase for the time someone serves in a public role
- administration
focuses more on a leader's period in power and government team
用法筆記
Usually appears after a leader's name or after during and in when people discuss policies, elections, and events from that period.
2. the earlier title used for the country's top football division, the competition
the earlier title used for the country's top football division, the competition now known as the Premier League
Felix followed every weekend match when the Premiership was still the league's official name.
historical football-league name
Older fans still call England's top division the Premiership instead of the Premier League.
Promotion celebrations grew louder as the club moved closer to the old Premiership.
Newspaper archives from the 1990s often used Premiership headlines on Mondays.
- Premier League
the current official name of the same football competition
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Usually capitalized when it refers to the former official name of England's top football competition. Current reporting more often uses Premier League.
3. England's top-tier competition for leading rugby union clubs
England's top-tier competition for leading rugby union clubs
Nikos dreamed of coaching in the Premiership after years in lower rugby divisions.
in the Premiership = top rugby division
Saturday crowds grew as the local side fought to stay in the Premiership.
The article explains how the Premiership salary cap changed English rugby.
Constanza bought a scarf after watching the first Premiership rugby final live.
- top flight
informal phrase for the highest division, but not specific to English rugby union
用法筆記
Usually capitalized in rugby news and often followed by rugby or rugby union when writers want to avoid confusion with football.
4. the set of clubs playing in the highest football division, or in the equivalent
the set of clubs playing in the highest football division, or in the equivalent top rugby division
Television money widened the gap between the Premiership and smaller football clubs.
the Premiership as a group of clubs
Ayana wrote that the Premiership buys talented players from across Europe.
Critics say the Premiership often sets transfer fees the rest of England cannot match.
Sponsors followed the Premiership into rugby once television audiences began to grow.
- top flight
general term for the highest set of clubs or teams in a sport
- elite division
broad label for the highest-level group, not a fixed British title
用法筆記
Uses the league name to mean the clubs as a whole, especially when discussing money, recruitment, or commercial influence rather than the fixture list itself.