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

Greg Moore, vice president and general manager of Hollywood Casino-Aurora, has said that nearly all of the amenities within the casino resort, including the hotel itself, will be fully owned and operated by Hollywood Casino-Aurora. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Georgia Flowers-Lee, a vice president with United Teachers Los Angeles, said Mazariegos discussed his gun conviction and the circumstances surrounding it during his interviews with the union, which ended up endorsing him. —Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Finally, Angela Alvino has joined as vice president of accounting & operations. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026

Jeremy Hill, a regional economist and assistant vice president and regional executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, delivered the Armourdale Renewal Association’s keynote. —Kansas City Star, 26 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