The presidency of a country or organization is the position of being the president or the period of time during which someoneis president.
Britain will support him as a candidate for the presidency of the organisation.
Poverty had declined during his presidency.
presidency in British English
(ˈprɛzɪdənsɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-cies
1.
a.
the office, dignity, or term of a president
b. (often capital)
the office of president of a republic, esp the office of the President of the US
2. LDS Church
a.
a local administrative council consisting of a president and two executive members
b. (often capital)
the supreme administrative body composed of the Prophet and two councillors
presidency in American English
(ˈprɛzɪdənsi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈpresidencies
1.
the office or function of president
2.
the term during which a president is in office
3. US; [oftenP-]
the office of President of the U.S.
4. US, LDS Church
a.
a council of three with local jurisdiction
b.
a council of three that is the highest administrative body
: also First Presidency
5. [P-]; Obsolete
any of the three original provinces of British India
Word origin
ML praesidentia < L praesidens: see president
Examples of 'presidency' in a sentence
presidency
Stilmar had never left the States during the whole of the four years of Reagan's presidency.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (1998)
Suppose she fires Tina from the school presidency, which is certainly possible.
Delman, David DEATH OF A NYMPH (1998)
For a short time during Truman's presidency he had held the post of American ambassador to Britain.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (1998)
"I've also had the sense that this is going to be the turning point of my presidency.
James W. Huston BALANCE OF POWER (1998)
In other languages
presidency
British English: presidency NOUN
The presidency of a country or organization is the position of being the president.
He is a candidate for the presidency of the organization.
American English: presidency
Brazilian Portuguese: presidência
Chinese: 最高职位某国、某组织的
European Spanish: presidencia
French: présidence
German: Präsidentschaft
Italian: presidenza
Japanese: 大統領・社長の職・任期
Korean: 대통령 직
European Portuguese: presidência
Latin American Spanish: presidencia
All related terms of 'presidency'
co-presidency
the state or act of being co-president
vice-presidency
the position of a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic , esp of the US, and serves as his or her deputy
imperial presidency
a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows
revolving presidency
a form of presidency in which the president and vice-president, or countries or bodies acting as such, switch roles after a set period and then back again and so on
vice president
an officer ranking immediately below a president and serving as his or her deputy . A vice president takes the president's place during his or her absence or incapacity , after his or her death , and in certain other circumstances