vice presidency

noun

: the office of vice president

Examples of vice presidency in a Sentence

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Vance would have to cast the first tie-breaking vote of his vice presidency after three Republican defections. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 May 2025 The audio clip, first provided to Axios, is from former special counsel Robert Hur's investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency and took place in the days after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023. Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 16 May 2025 Investigators later determined that Smirnov's only dealings with Burisma occurred in 2017, well after Biden's vice presidency. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for vice presidency

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vice presidency was in 1804

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“Vice presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20presidency. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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vice presidency

noun
: the office of vice president

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vice-presidency

noun
: the office of vice president
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