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

Despite the back and forth, Winker’s allegations left commissioners — and even Fifield’s vice president of development, Sarina Sorrentino — rattled. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Yomand Brown, the vice president of marketing, sales and communication for the College Football Hall of Fame, said this was one of the biggest moments - and that's not just because he's based in Atlanta. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

The settlement is an unusual approach to developing regulation, said Samir Jain, vice president of policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Garcia asked, name-checking, respectively, the vice president, White House chief of staff and FBI director. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 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