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

She isn’t being given any less security than any other vice president. —Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025

Nathan Allen, a New College alumnus who served as Corcoran’s vice president of strategy and special projects in 2023 and 2024, said his experience inside the project left him disillusioned and convinced that the college’s future is not secure under the current administration or state control. —Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025

Automakers preparing for a slowdown are starting to make production announcements now, according to Sam Abuelsamid, vice president of market research at Telemetry. —Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025

When the first phase is complete, Jeff Babinski, American Place’s vice president and general manager, said the 200,000-square-foot building will house more than 1,200 slot machines, over 60 table games, restaurants, a food hall, a sports book and a poker room. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 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