A premiership is the stretch of time when someone is Prime Minister — the years in that job, not the person and not the title alone. It is a British and Commonwealth word. You say during her premiership, or he resigned after five years in the premiership.

A premiership一段premiership(任期) is the stretch of time when someone is Prime Minister是某人擔任首相的那段時間——the years in that job就是在那個職位上的那些年，not the person and not the title alone不是指這個人，也不只是指這個頭銜。It它 is a British and Commonwealth word是英國和大英國協用的詞。You say你會說 during her premiership她的premiership(首相任期)期間，or或 he resigned after five years in the premiership他在premiership做了五年後辭職。

American English more often talks about a presidency, or simply “while she was prime minister.” The ending -ship turns a role into a noun for holding that role, as in leadership.

American English美式英語 more often talks about a presidency比較常說a presidency(總統任期)，or或 simply “while she was prime minister.”單純說「當她是首相的時候」。The ending -ship字尾-ship turns a role into a noun for holding that role把一個角色變成表示擔任該角色的名詞，as in leadership就像leadership(領導職位)一樣。

Though actually, in Britain you will also meet the Premiership as a sports name: for years it was the top English football league (now usually called the Premier League), and rugby still uses it. That is the same spelling on a poster, but this entry is the political time-in-office meaning.

Though actually不過事實上，in Britain在英國 you will also meet the Premiership as a sports name你還會遇到the Premiership當作一個運動名稱：for years多年來 it它 was the top English football league是英格蘭最高等級的足球聯賽（now usually called the Premier League現在通常叫做the Premier League），and而 rugby still uses it橄欖球界仍在使用這個名稱。That那 is the same spelling on a poster在海報上是同樣的拼法，but而 this entry這個詞條 is the political time-in-office meaning講的是政治上「在職期間」的那個意思。