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 executive vice president of player personnel knows that a wide receiver out of Eastern Washington wasn’t one of them. —Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

The Ukrainian leader's now-infamous trip to the White House in late February saw Zelensky berated by President Donald Trump and the vice president in front of the world's cameras. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025

After traveling to Sierra Leone in 2023 to meet with Conteh, Kamara, the ministry of health and the vice president, Sabangan was committed to starting a sustainable partnership. —Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025

He was echoed by Stephanie Joyce, senior vice president of CCIA and director of its Litigation Center for the Connected Economy. —Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 17 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