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

That Tennessee twice wore Oilers uniforms against Houston embodies the feud that’s been vaguely acknowledged by Hannah McNair, Texans vice president and Cal’s wife. —Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

FloSports Appoints Seth Hart as SVP of Integrated Partnerships FloSports has named Seth Hart as senior vice president of integrated partnerships. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Roman is a real estate agent and vice president of membership for the parent-teacher association in Homewood School District 153. —Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025

The Obama-era order gives the president, vice president and agency heads classification authority. —Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for vice president

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event

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