presidency
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presidencies
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the office, function, or term of office of a president.
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(often initial capital letter) the office of president of the United States.
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Mormon Church.
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a local governing body consisting of a council of three.
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(often initial capital letter) the highest administrative body, composed of the prophet and his two councilors.
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the former designation of any of the three original provinces of British India: Bengal, Bombay, and Madras.
noun
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the office, dignity, or term of a president
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(often capital) the office of president of a republic, esp the office of the President of the US
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Mormon Church
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a local administrative council consisting of a president and two executive members
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(often capital) the supreme administrative body composed of the Prophet and two councillors
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of presidency
From the Medieval Latin word praesidentia, dating back to 1585–95. See president, -ency
Explanation
A presidency is the executive office of a country, state, company, or other large organization. It's also the way to refer to the whole length of time a president is president: "Washington's presidency ended after two terms." When a candidate is elected to the presidency, that person becomes president, the head of a nation, organization, college, or company. The presidency of the United States has potential to change every four years, when the country holds elections. You can also use presidency to talk about a particular time period, defined by who was president them: "His presidency was a period marked by recession and job loss."
Example Sentences
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Could Wenger really take on Infantino and run for Fifa presidency?
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
This is his fourth run for the presidency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Harry Truman reportedly liked his Key West winter home so much that he called it the “Little White House” and spent 175 days of his presidency there.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Hastert was one of Washington's most powerful politicians during eight years as House speaker from 1999 to 2007, a position that placed him second in the line of succession to the presidency.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
In short, at the international level, the fundamental conditions essential for resolving the central problem of the Adams presidency did not exist.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
That sets the early portion of his second term apart from most presidencies over the past four decades.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Palace sources say he can play a unique role in supporting a UK and US partnership that has "survived many presidencies and of course many reigns".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Those efforts survived several presidencies until Donald Trump officially established the program during his first White House term.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Fugees rapper Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for conspiring to influence the Obama and Trump presidencies in a multimillion-dollar foreign-influence scheme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
There is one college at Madras, and midwifery classes are open in all the presidencies; but the education imparted is defective and insufficient, as the instructors are conservative, and to some extent jealous.
From Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant by Hans Mattson
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