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

Ziad Asghar, Qualcomm’s senior vice president of wearables, believes AI use is likely to be experienced through a myriad of devices. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Scott Lincicome, vice president of the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, was more blunt. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

The trademark security agreement, a copy of which was obtained via the USPTO database, was signed by on behalf of PWHL Holdings by Richard Moore, who is an executive vice president at TWG Global. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was acquitted on appeal in 2018, while charges against a former Central African Republic government minister were dropped in 2023. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 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