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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈvice ˈpres•i•dent or ˈvice-ˈpres•i•dent n. [countable]- Government[often: Vice President] a governmental officer next in rank to a president, who serves as president in the event of the president's death, illness, removal, or resignation.
- Governmentan officer who serves as a deputy to a president or oversees a special division or function, as in a corporation.
vice pres•i•den•cy, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vice′ pres′ident, - Governmentan officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
- Governmentan officer next in rank to a president who serves as a deputy to the president or oversees a special division or function.
- Government(caps.) [U.S. Govt.]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. See table under president.
Also, vice′-pres′ident. vice′ pres′idency.
vice′-pres′i•den•cy, n.
vice′-pres•i•den′tial, adj.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vice president n - 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 circumstances
Abbreviation: VP
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