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

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Overseeing that drive is executive vice president Stella Li, who was on the 2024 Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list. Yue Wang, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 In community meetings last week, Tracy Richter, vice president for planning at the consulting firm HPM, told parents and other community members that keeping smaller schools like North Hi Mount operating is less cost effective than merging them to form bigger campuses. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025 By 1999, when her father was still alive, Buss was overseeing business operations for the Lakers as executive vice president. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025 John Perlich, vice president of government affairs for the St. Paul Area Chamber, said employers are looking for greater certainties as policies and economic outlooks shift moment to moment at the federal level. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vice president

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of vice president was in 1540

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“Vice president.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20president. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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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