Vice-presidency

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The office or role of vice-president.

    "Richardson stressed that the war which had erupted in the Middle East the previous day made it doubly imperative to move me out of the vice-presidency."

  2. 2
    the office and function of a vice president wordnet
  3. 3
    The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the vice-president.
  4. 4
    the tenure of a vice president wordnet
  5. 5
    The time during which one is vice-president; a vice-president's term of office.

Synonyms

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vice-presidential term

Example

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"At the turn of the century, he had ascended to the vice-presidency of his father's company, and his stained glass windows, ornate lamps, furniture, glasswork and jewelry were making him one of the most successful decorative artists of his time."

Etymology

From vice- + presidency.

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