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monitorship en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English monitor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English monitorship From monitor + -ship.

Meanings

1. The status of serving as a monitor.
   • A costly part of corporate settlements, monitorship agreements force companies to hire external counsel for years to ensure executives don’t repeat their misconduct. 2014 October 15, Joel Schectman, “SEC Official:Company Reforms Can Make Monitorships Unneccesary^([sic])”, in Wall Street Journal:
   • John E. McArdle, a spokesman for Mr. Bruno, said […] that Mr. Getnick’s monitorship had not been discussed. 2007 September 30, Nicholas Confessore, “Ex-Monitor of Horse Racing Interviewed in Bruno Inquiry”, in New York Times:

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