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

Diana Moss, vice president and director of competition policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, said that the Paramount-HBO streaming combination would not trip federal guidelines for a merger, unlike Netflix-HBO. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

Any death too many Michael Malaise, a senior vice president of Parkland Health, which runs the jail’s medical facility, said any death is too many but suggested the increase of about three fatalities a year since 2018 is not enough to identify a trend. —Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026

Speaking of Iran’s threats, Aditya Saraswat, senior vice president at Rystad Energy, a research and intelligence company, said Thursday that any such attacks would likely push up oil prices by at least another $10 a barrel. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

Between 1995 and 2002, Warsh worked for Morgan Stanley, his final role being vice president and executive director. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

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