vice presidency

noun

: the office of vice president

Examples of vice presidency in a Sentence

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Like the vice presidency, the LG is at its core a position of waiting, either for those instances when the top person is away or indisposed or if the time ever comes when the chief executive is unable to continue in their duties. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Hur began investigating after documents bearing classification markings from Biden’s years in the Senate and the vice presidency were found at his Delaware home and private office. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026 Miguel Torres was elected president of the Senate with 30 votes — out of a total of 60 senators— in alliance with the right-wing Popular Renewal party, whose member, Alejandro Muñante, won the first vice presidency. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 The first stop was the Senate; the next was the vice presidency. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vice presidency

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vice presidency was in 1804

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“Vice presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20presidency. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

vice presidency

noun
: the office of vice president

Legal Definition

vice-presidency

noun
: the office of vice president
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