vice president

noun

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

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

An attorney, Weiss most recently served as executive vice president and general counsel for DDR Corp., a real estate investment company.

— thomas jewell, cleveland.com, "David Weiss takes the oath and reins as interim Shaker Heights mayor," 10 Apr. 2018
Matey served as deputy chief counsel to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie from 2010 to 2015, before joining University Hospital in Newark as senior vice president and general counsel.

— dan merica, CNN, "As controversy looms, Trump looks to pack the courts with conservatives," 10 Apr. 2018
Emily Guerrant, MSU’s vice president and university spokesperson, said Monday the university does not comment on pending litigation.

— chris solari, Detroit Free Press, "Lawsuit: 3 Michigan State basketball players raped woman in 2015," 9 Apr. 2018
Her activities include being on the RB High girls golf team and being the Associated Student Body vice president of activities.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Rancho Bernardo, "Six aspire to be the next Miss Teen Rancho Bernardo," 8 Apr. 2018
His job has expanded to vice president and special assistant to the commissioner.

— katherine fitzgerald, azcentral, "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and Billy Bean open up about friendship," 6 Apr. 2018
Vogt retired as senior vice president and assistant to the chief executive officer at Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 30 Mar. 2018
One of them signed with the Mavericks LaCour will serve as senior vice president of human resources.

— pete dawson, star-telegram, "Lawsuit against American Airlines Center links Mark Cuban to 'noose' incident | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 30 Mar. 2018
COMMUNICATION Mueller Communications promoted Elizabeth Hummitzsch to vice president and Jennifer Morton to associate level III and hired Amerin Idell as an associate.

— milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New hires, promotions at Wisconsin companies," 29 Mar. 2018

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