vice president

noun

|Updated on: 21 Jun 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

Brian Balfour, executive vice president of the Civitas Institute, said healthcare coverage expansion such as the kind in House Bill 662 may create an issue of overcrowding within the healthcare system.

— caroline metzler, charlotteobserver, "Opioid crisis drives increase in NC foster care enrollment, nonprofit finds," 15 June 2018
Other Jody Alexander was appointed executive vice president at the YMCA of Central Florida.

— orlando sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "People on the move 06/18," 15 June 2018
Analysts expressed interest in Adobe’s acquisition of e-commerce company Magento, which Adobe executive vice president John Murphy says is expected to close within the next week.

— natasha mascarenhas, SFChronicle.com, "Adobe reports record revenue in second quarter," 14 June 2018
The $20 million building from the Gardner Co., with 120,000 square feet of space, is about 50 percent leased, said David Wali, an executive vice president with Gardner.

— john sowell, idahostatesman, "Now it's a Downtown Boise parking lot. Soon it may be a 10-story building with a park," 12 June 2018
Early career grants, like the one Spencer received, are often the primary entry point for those eager to establish an initial affiliation with the National Geographic Society, says Alex Moen, vice president of Explorer Programs.

— michael nichols, National Geographic, "Here’s What It Really Means to Become a National Geographic Explorer," 11 June 2018
The event is expected to bring $11 million in revenue to San Antonio, said Aba Blankson, the organization’s vice president for communications and digital media.

— peggy o’hare, San Antonio Express-News, "Volunteers prepare for NAACP national convention’s arrival next month," 9 June 2018
The backlog is over, and dealers are well-stocked now, said Marc Cannon, AutoNation executive vice president.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Feds warn South Florida drivers about need to get airbags replaced," 8 June 2018
In a March email to Courier Journal, Jaunique Sealey, Braidy's executive vice president of business development, said the company supports Trump's tariffs but encourages exceptions for military allies.

— morgan watkins, The Courier-Journal, "Are Trump tariffs behind a $1.5 billion Kentucky mill investment?," 7 June 2018

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