vice president

noun

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 in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a banking career spanning almost 30 years, Gentry retired as executive vice president of corporate planning and strategy. —Chase Jordan april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026

CPUs can help orchestrate the training of AI systems and handle inference — the stage where models are put into use — according to Amin Vahdat, senior vice president and chief technologist of AI infrastructure at Google. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026

Former president Barack Obama posted a congratulatory message on social media, as did former vice president Kamala Harris. —Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026

By the dozens, Democrats came out to say that Trump should no longer serve in the White House, either through the impeachment process or the 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president and the Cabinet to declare that a president is no longer able to perform the job. —Stephen Groves, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for vice president

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event

Kids Definition

vice president

noun

: an official whose rank is next below that of the president and who takes the place of the president when necessary

Legal Definition

vice president

noun

1

: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or discharge

2

: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions (as sales)

vice presidential adjective