presidency

pres·i·den·cy

noun \ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē, ˈprez-dən(t)- also ˈpre-zə-ˌden(t)-sē\

plural pres·i·den·cies

Definition of PRESIDENCY

1

a : the office of president

b (1) : the office of president of the United States (2) : the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies

2

: the term during which a president holds office

3

: the action or function of one that presides : superintendence

4

: a Mormon executive council of the church or a stake consisting of a president and two counselors

Examples of PRESIDENCY

1. <responsibility for the presidency of a major television network>

First Known Use of PRESIDENCY

1591

Related to PRESIDENCY

Synonyms

administration, care, charge, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, conduct, regulation, running, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision

Related Words

generalship, leadership, rulership; agency; aegis (also egis), custody, guardianship, keeping, lap, protection, safekeeping, trust, tutelage, ward; engineering, logistics, machination, manipulation; coadministration, codirection, comanagement