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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Examples of presidency in a Sentence
responsibility for the presidency of a major television network
Recent Examples of presidency from the Web
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Those shipping goods to Ivanka’s businesses in America typically identified themselves on bills of lading before the Trump presidency.
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Another AD has since come and gone, and the school’s presidency also changed hands during that time.
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Calexit is at the forefront of a range of comics and cartoon books reacting to the current political climate, a provocative example of artists continuing to reckon with the Trump presidency.
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Trump routinely criticized high drug prices on the campaign trail last year and promised to take action during his presidency.
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With control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, Republicans’ first major legislative push of the Trump presidency has imploded.
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There was one about the office of the presidency, though.
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Stone recently expressed concern that Jared Kushner’s inexperience and façade of centrist policies might very well scuttle the already beleaguered Trump presidency.
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For Gail Smith, the Trump presidency is just politics as usual.
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First Known Use of presidency
1591
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
PRESIDENCY Defined for Kids
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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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