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

The brief quotes testimony from Brian Boland, Meta’s former vice president of partnerships who worked at the company for 11 years and resigned in 2020. —Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Nov. 2025

The departure prompted the company to consolidate its regional leadership and elevate André Maestrini to president and chief commercial officer, from his current spot as executive vice president of international. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

Before Elevance, Winn was the senior vice president and chief strategy and innovation officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and a partner at McKinsey. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Speaking at the Friday event, Alexis Bjorlin, vice president and general manager of Nvidia’s DGX Cloud unit, said the partners would work on deploying advanced AI infrastructure much faster to meet customer demand. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 21 Nov. 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