Definition of presidency
presidencies
1a : the office of presidentb (1) : the office of president of the U.S. (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
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responsibility for the presidency of a major television network
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Flake faces a tough test next year that is emblematic of the challenges many Republicans will encounter in the first midterm election of the Trump presidency.
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Biden made two unsuccessful runs for the presidency, first in 1988 and against in 2008.
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In 2001, George W. Bush backed out of the Kyoto Protocol — which also set emissions targets — following the presidency of Bill Clinton.
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Meanwhile, even the most charitable reading of the Trump presidency thus far involves a good number of public, unforced errors as well as torrential scrutiny attending every dubious assertion from the White House.
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Just one week ago, stocks suffered their worst rout in eight months as concerns over Trump’s presidency surfaced.
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Ethics watchdogs and some Democrats in Congress have viewed the convergence of the Trump presidency and his family golf business with suspicion.
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But as the opening months of his presidency have shown, Trump can be moved to change his positions and can be heavily influenced by other world leaders.
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A win for the Democrat, cowboy-poet Rob Quist, would have givne his party its first major victory during the Trump presidency - and deliver a House seat held by Republicans for more than 20 years.
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PRESIDENCY Defined for English Language Learners
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: the job of a president or the period of time when a person is president
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presidencies
1 : the office of president
2 : the term during which a president holds office
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presidencies
1a : the office of president b : the office of president of the U.S.; also : 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
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