vice presidency

noun

: the office of vice president

Examples of vice presidency in a Sentence

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Some have read this as to mean that someone like Trump could ascend to the presidency again from the vice presidency. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Vance, 40, the first millennial in U.S. history to hold the vice presidency, is seen as a front-runner for the next GOP primary contest. Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 The vice presidency may have taken JD Vance out of the Senate, but his brief service there has turned out to be instrumental in the early weeks of the Trump administration. Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025 Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Los Angeles to support first responders to the Southern California wildfires, marking her first action following her vice presidency. Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025 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 22 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

vice presidency

noun
: the office of vice president

Legal Definition

vice-presidency

noun
: the office of vice president
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