presidency
noun
ˈprez-dən(t)- also ˈpre-zə-ˌden(t)-sē\
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administration, care, charge, conduct, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, regulation, running, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision
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Could that translate into some astounding 2020 dark-horse Steyer presidency? — Celeste Katz, Glamour, "Who’s In and Who’s Out of the 2020 Presidential Race—So Far," 3 Jan. 2019 Trump can thank Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky for keeping the court seat open during the last year of Obama's presidency. — Author: Ken Thomas, Catherine Lucey, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump enjoying a hot streak, a break from immigration news," 30 June 2018 The weekend violence left Mr. Macron cornered like at no other time in his presidency. — Stacy Meichtry, WSJ, "Protests Threaten Macron’s Campaign to Remake France," 9 Dec. 2018 On the other hand, only 20 of Trump’s nominees to be federal District Court judges have been confirmed, which is seven fewer than the 27 for whom Obama had won confirmation at the same point in his presidency. — Brooks Jackson, Philly.com, "Trump's Numbers (Second Quarterly Update) | FactCheck," 11 July 2018 Notably, that was roughly equivalent to Obama’s figure at a similar point in his presidency — in a similar survey in 2011, Obama was listed as the first or second choice by 20% of Americans. — Abigail Simon, Time, "Americans Say Barack Obama Was Best President of Their Lifetimes," 11 July 2018 The Kentucky Republican had already led the Senate in confirming more circuit court judges in the first year of Donald Trump's presidency than in that of any other president in history. — CBS News, "Man on a mission: Mitch McConnell's effort to reshape the courts," 7 July 2018 And so as another immigration crisis of his own making smoldered this past week, critics inside and outside Trump’s party predicted another devastating, irremediable low point in his presidency. — Jeremy W. Peters, BostonGlobe.com, "Republican voters feel a deepening bond to Trump," 24 June 2018 And so as another immigration crisis of his own making smoldered this past week, critics inside and outside Mr. Trump’s party predicted another devastating, irremediable low point in his presidency. — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper," 23 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presidency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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: the job of a president or the period of time when a person is president
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