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单词 vice president
释义

vice president

or vice-president


noun

an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
an officer next in rank to a president who serves as a deputy to the president or oversees a special division or function.
(initial capital letters)U.S. Government. the officer of this rank who is elected at the same time as the president and who succeeds to the presidency on the resignation, removal, death, or disability of the president.

Origin of vice president

First recorded in 1565–75

OTHER WORDS FROM vice president

vice presidency, vice-pres·i·den·cy, nounvice-pres·i·den·tial, adjective

Words nearby vice president

vicennial, Vicente, Vicente López, Vicenza, vice pres., vice president, viceregal, viceregal assent, vice-regent, vicereine, viceroy
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British Dictionary definitions for vice president

vice president

noun

an officer ranking immediately below a president and serving as his deputy. A vice president takes the president's place during his absence or incapacity, after his death, and in certain other circumstancesAbbreviation: VP, V. Pres

Derived forms of vice president

vice presidency, nounvice presidential, adjective
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