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 four incumbents seeking reelection are LoanWorks owner Reynaldo Castillo; Realtor Elnaz Iraj, the board’s vice president; financial adviser AJ Johnson, LJVMA’s president; and The Cottage owner Jason Peaslee. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

In the early 1960s, NBC television sponsored a talent competition for young actors and actresses, and her talents were brought to the attention of the vice president of talent relations for NBC. —Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025

Rob Sherman, the vice president of Vendome, estimates about 75% of stills in Kentucky’s bourbon industry were installed in the past decade during the most recent bourbon boom. —Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025

Salesforce ended up temporarily turning it off, Shibani Ahuja, senior vice president of enterprise IT strategy, said during a roundtable discussion at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Park City, Utah. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 12 Sep. 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