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Examples of vice presidency in a Sentence
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The report, released on Thursday, cleared Mr. Biden of criminal wrongdoing in his handling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
The vice presidency is inherently about being the No. 2.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
The vice presidency has always been a high-percentage shot at the presidency.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024
Hur, a former U.S. attorney from Maryland who also held other posts in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, was appointed in January to investigate how classified material came to be at the office Biden used in Washington after his vice presidency, as well as at his Wilmington, Del., home.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
Armstrong noted that Biden kept classified documents at his home and offices after leaving the vice presidency.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
At the time, a very-married Edwards was preparing to launch his 2008 presidential campaign after losing the vice presidency just two years prior.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
Hur's report, issued last week, said Mr. Biden's retention of classified material after leaving the vice presidency in 2017 did not warrant criminal charges.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2024
The report, of course, included damning details of Biden not being able to place the years of his vice presidency nor — and this is what precipitated Biden’s angry press conference in response — the year of his son Beau Biden’s death.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near vice presidency
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“Vice presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20presidency. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
vice presidency
noun
: the office of vice president
Legal Definition
vice-presidency
noun
: the office of vice president
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