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

Outside of federal services, demand remains strong for talent in areas such as health care, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, said Emma Long Garber, a vice president overseeing sales and delivery in the Mid-Atlantic for employment company Insight Global. —Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025

Musk still does have several long-standing deputies at the company, including Tom Zhu, a senior vice president who previously led Tesla’s operations in China, and Lars Moravy, who leads vehicle engineering. —Patrick George, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025

Instead, as the president focused on the conflict writ large, his vice president jumped in. —Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 June 2025

Lourdes del Pino, the club’s first vice president, picked up where Peraza left off and found Diego de Arana Isla’s Spanish ancestors in the 1500s, 15 generations back in the pope’s family tree. —Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025

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