vice president

noun

|Updated on: 2 Aug 2018

Examples: vice president in a Sentence

Definition of vice president

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

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vice presidential

adjective

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Examples of vice president in a Sentence

He became the Vice President of the United States.
the company's executive vice-president of sales

Recent Examples of vice president from the Web

Alex Stokely, vice president of Barrett & Stokely, the company that manages River Crossing, told IndyStar the apartment manager has been placed on leave.

— vic ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, "IMPD investigating officer involved in alleged profiling incident at swimming pool," 13 July 2018
Lynn Gresock, vice president of Tetra Tech, and Paul Hibbard, principal of Analysis Group Consultants also spoke.

— denise coffey, Courant Community, "Not All Questions, Concerns Addressed At NTE Project Meeting," 2 July 2018
Trish Jones Fairbanks, who works as associate vice president and chief nursing officer of Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, was elected secretary.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 29 June 2018
Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), tells SELF.

— carolyn l. todd, SELF, "Emergency Responders Share 9 of the Biggest Death Traps in Your Home," 14 July 2018
Thus, about 40 percent of the total value of the goods exported from China to the US come from foreign sources, says Lin Guijun, vice president of UIBE.

— molly jackson, The Christian Science Monitor, "In a US-China trade war, big losers include ... BMW? Taiwan?," 12 July 2018
Kristin Houston, vice president of Boeing Tiltrotor Programs and director of the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, said in a statement.

— gordon dickson, star-telegram, "Bell just got a big military aircraft contract. Will Fort Worth get any new jobs?," 12 July 2018
Vicki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategies with the National Partnership for Women & Families, who testified at Wednesday’s hearing, backs Sen. Gillibrand's bill.

— refinery29.com, "Ivanka Trump Says She Wants To "Go Beyond Parental Leave"," 12 July 2018
According to Jason Latimer, the Marlins’ vice president of communication and outreach, the Marlins received 128 applications during the offseason.

— jordan mcpherson, miamiherald, "This local group helps kids grow with music. On Friday, they will sing at Marlins Park," 12 July 2018

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