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

Christina Minardi, vice president of real estate and store development at Whole Foods, said the format helps deliver the grocery chain's product standards in a way that better fits everyday shopping patterns. —Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 14 May 2026

Contacted by The Star through email, Lisa Tulp, The Barstow School’s vice president of communications and marketing, said that the school does not issue statements regarding personnel matters. —Eric Adler may 14, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

Law, meanwhile, leaves after a brief stay for a vice president role with the Bulls, extending a recent stretch of movement within Brooklyn’s scouting operation. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026

The Derek Lam 10 Crosby business will be run by Michele Marzullo, vice president of sales at NYC Alliance. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 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