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

Also, 73% of men ages 30-44 and 76% of men 45-64 supported the vice president. —Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024

Outside her public role, Gauthier is a senior vice president of inclusion and belonging at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and a founding member of OneShoreline, which addresses climate change and sea level rise. —Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024

If Trump wins the presidency again, Ohio Sen. JD Vance will become vice president. —Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024

The celebratory and upbeat feel of her ensembles is also fitting given that, if Walz is elected as vice president this week, Flanagan will assume her new role as the Governor of Minnesota—thus making history as the first Indigenous woman to become Governor in the country. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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