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

Julie Holt Julie Holt serves as the chief nursing officer and vice president at The Christ Hospital, a regional care system comprised of The Christ Hospital and more than 100 outpatient and physician locations in the Greater Cincinnati area. —Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025

Both the president and vice president appear again during the episode’s closing credits. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Collier’s double roles have been criticized by some as a conflict of interest, with her and Stewart, also a vice president on executive committee, publicly defending their positions recently. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Lori Primavera, vice president of R&D and product marketing at Smoothie King, said the unique recipe is the result of months of testing. —Erin Clements, People.com, 5 Aug. 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