vice presidency

noun

: the office of vice president

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Vance has made his mark on the vice presidency in part due to Trump delegating responsibilities to him, covering a range of high-profile issues, from last month’s deal with TikTok to last week’s negotiations regarding the purchase of Greenland. Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 19 Jan. 2026 Given the way her last-minute election over Worrell, a Black man, unfolded, Flynn and Murphy called for Breadon to reconsider her vice presidency pick, and select a councilor of color as her deputy rather than Coletta Zapata. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 Unlike most other modern democracies, America has never held a national vote on a question other than who should occupy the presidency and vice presidency. The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Certainly few came to the vice presidency with any deeper experience. Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vice presidency

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vice presidency was in 1804

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“Vice presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20presidency. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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vice presidency

noun
: the office of vice president

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vice-presidency

noun
: the office of vice president
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