noun · academic
officership
UK/ˈɒfɪsə(r)ʃɪp/US/ˈɑːfɪsərʃɪp/OFF·i·cer·ship
The state, rank, or duties of being an officer (especially in military or organisational contexts)
Examples
“Promotion to officership carried new responsibilities for discipline and training.”
“Her officership in the charity involved coordinating volunteers across regions.”
“Officership often requires formal certification and leadership training.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her promotion to officership marked a shift from fieldwork to strategic planning, demanding new administrative and ethical competencies.”
Collocations
- promotion to officership
- assume officership
- officership duties
Word family
Common mistakes
He applied for officership position.→He applied for an officership position.
She has many officerships.→She has held several officerships.
Say it for a higher band
5officer→6rank→7+officership
Synonyms
commission
Easily confused
officer
“After years of service, she was promoted from officer to a senior officership.”
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