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

What Wine Institute is arguing Tim Schmelzer, vice president of California state relations for Wine Institute, said there is no consumer transparency problem. — Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

At a committee hearing, Bally's senior vice president reminded aldermen that a 2022 agreement struck by the Lightfoot administration gave the company a monopoly on virtual slot machines within Chicago city limits. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Todd Rosen, a senior vice president for LAZ Parking, said the company believes that its traffic control operations had met contractual obligations, and the company is working to verify whether the licenses are required. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

According to John Kuzin, the senior vice president of spectrum policy and regulatory counsel at Qualcomm, the company’s chipsets for 6G handsets are likely to remain uniform across markets. — Stephen Cousins, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 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