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vice president


vice president

noun

Definition of VICE PRESIDENT

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

  1. He became the Vice President of the United States.
  2. the company's executive vice-president of sales

First Known Use of VICE PRESIDENT

1540

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