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

Graduated from college and law school, passed the bar, held district and state attorney general offices, was senator from California and vice president of the United States. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026

Keerat Sharma, Google's vice president and general manager of ads privacy and safety, said the advancement of generative AI as a part of Google's defense system has led to more powerful results in combatting problematic content. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

As a result, prices for three major fertilizers farmers use (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) have all increased by double digits, according to Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at financial services firm StoneX Group. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

Walmart is also moving nutritional information to the upper right-hand corner of Great Value food packages, Dave Hartman, Walmart’s vice president of creative design, said. —Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 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