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Examples of vice presidency in a Sentence
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At the time, a very-married Edwards was preparing to launch his 2008 presidential campaign after losing the vice presidency just two years prior.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
Hur's report, issued last week, said Mr. Biden's retention of classified material after leaving the vice presidency in 2017 did not warrant criminal charges.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2024
The report, of course, included damning details of Biden not being able to place the years of his vice presidency nor — and this is what precipitated Biden’s angry press conference in response — the year of his son Beau Biden’s death.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
In private discussions, Mr. Trump had dangled the possibility of a Haley vice presidency for weeks.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Regarding the vice presidency, McCarthy recently recommended Trump select former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is also running for the GOP nomination, given her popularity in the general election.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2023
Special counsel Robert Hur has completed his report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents after his vice presidency, Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote to congressional leaders Wednesday.
—Arden Farhi, Adriana Diaz, Andres Triay, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
Garland appointed Hur as special counsel in January of 2023, after aides to the president discovered a batch of ten documents at the Penn-Biden Center in Washington, D.C., where Biden kept an office after his vice presidency.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Many women expressed incredulity that Palin would pursue the vice presidency given her younger son’s age and condition.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near vice presidency
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“Vice presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20presidency. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
vice presidency
noun
: the office of vice president
Legal Definition
vice-presidency
noun
: the office of vice president
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