vice president

or vice-pres·i·dent

[ vahys prez-i-duhnt ]

noun

1. an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
2. an officer next in rank to a president who serves as a deputy to the president or oversees a special division or function.
3. U.S. Government. the officer of this rank who is elected at the same time as the president and who succeeds to the presidency upon the resignation, removal, death, or disability of the president:

   Lincoln's first vice president was Hannibal Hamlin.

vice president

noun

1. an officer ranking immediately below a president and serving as his deputy. A vice president takes the president's place during his absence or incapacity, after his death, and in certain other circumstances AbbreviationVPV. Pres

Derived Forms

• ˌvice ˌpresiˈdential, adjective
• ˌvice ˈpresidency, noun

Other Words From

• vice pres·i·den·cy vice-pres·i·den·cy noun
• vice-pres·i·den·tial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vice president¹

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.

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Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, summed up the Southern attitude in his 1861 Cornerstone Speech.

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“We look for the qualities that are evocative of V.S.O.P Privilege,” explained Hennessy Senior Vice President Rodney Williams.

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Vice President Joe Biden spoke, followed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, then Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton.

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And we can listen to the pathetic, creepy bravado of a former vice president, wrong on nearly every decision he made.

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Been dropping in to confer with the vice-president about the local real estate situation.

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Then he, Big Sid, was over dropping his left hand on that guard's arm, asking affably for the vice-president.

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Many years later, Garcin became reconciled to his former friends and in 1897 he was vice-president of the Félibrige de Paris.

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The Vice-President is in society (the best); the President is not.

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The Vice-President was similarly dressed, but with a "turn-down" collar.

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