vice president

noun

1
: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or disability
2
: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions
vice presidential adjective

Examples of vice president in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cora Yim, executive vice president of business and head of CreAsia Studio Jessica Kam-Engle and filmmaker and producer Raymond Phathanavirangoon. Caroline Brew, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024 Pacific Park vice president and general manager Jeff Klocke will continue to lead day-to-day operations on the pier along with his management team. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 After years of planning and development, 2024 is a year of action— building projects that will deliver sizeable amounts of clean power to the grid, said David Hardy, group executive vice president and CEO Americas at Ørsted. Jennifer McDermott, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024 Arnold was appointed as UA's interim chief financial officer and vice president for business affairs after serving in the role since last December. The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024 The vice president slid into Taylor’s hands a draft of a new executive order to establish the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, which Johnson would lead. Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 The nominations must include the names of the candidates for president and vice president. Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 In Minnesota, the vice president planned to visit a health center during operating hours. CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 In 2004, she was named special assistant to the interim president, and later that same year, vice president of policy and government relations. Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Vice president.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20president. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

vice president

noun
: an official whose rank is next below that of the president and who takes the place of the president when necessary

Legal Definition

vice president

noun
1
: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or discharge
2
: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions (as sales)
vice presidential adjective

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