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

The vice president position has been vacant since Simeon Rosas departed in October. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

The drop was due to the outbreak of the Iran war, which sparked a stock selloff, according to Kirsten Hunter Peterson, vice president of workplace thought leadership at Fidelity Investments. —Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 May 2026

Madhu Kurup, vice president of engineering at Indeed, compared AI in software engineering to Google Maps’ role in travel. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

The younger Obiang, who serves as vice president, has faced international sanctions because of corruption across his father’s administration. —ABC News, 28 May 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