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

Trump has instead embraced Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice president, as the next leader, praising her cooperation as the United States begins to sell Venezuelan oil. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026

Stefan Hoechbauer, who is vice president of AWS global sales for Germany and Europe Central, has been appointed as a managing director. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026

Carpionato, executive vice president of the Carpionato Group that built Avon Village Center, is the chief developer of Heritage Park, the sprawling residential and commercial complex planned at the former UConn campus in West Hartford. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026

This was the third of five years funded, which has led to 146 people screened and assessed, and 54 people receiving services, the nonprofit’s associate vice president of development and community relations Todd Dixon said. —Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 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