presidency

noun

pres·​i·​den·​cy ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē 

ˈprez-dən(t)-,

 also  ˈpre-zə-ˌden(t)-sē

plural presidencies

1

a

: the office of president

b(1)

: the office of president of the U.S.

(2)

: the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policymaking agencies

2

: the term during which a president holds office

3

: the action or function of one that presides : superintendence

4

: a Mormon executive council of the church or a stake consisting of a president and two counselors

Synonyms

• administration
• care
• charge
• conduct
• control
• direction
• governance
• government
• guidance
• handling
• intendance
• management
• operation
• oversight
• regulation
• running
• stewardship
• superintendence
• superintendency
• supervision

Examples of presidency in a Sentence

responsibility for the presidency of a major television network

Recent Examples on the Web

Republican candidate Donald Trump, seeking to regain the presidency in the Nov. 5 U.S. election, faces four criminal indictments of his own. —Tom Hals, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024

Is there a Trump presidency without reality television? —Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024

The shorter extension would mean the surveillance program would come up for renewal again during a second Trump presidency if he were elected in November. —Alan Feuer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024

Republicans and Democrats alike are keenly aware that the issue could be a determining factor in who wins Arizona this fall and potentially, the presidency. —Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024

Arizona, a key swing state that helped secure the presidency for Joe Biden in 2020 after voting for Trump in 2016, will have a critical role to play in both the presidential election in November and in a Senate race that will help determine the balance of power in Congress. —Nik Popli, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024

The previous version of this bill would've kicked reauthorization beyond the Trump presidency. —Lauren Peller, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024

Sign up for our weekly newsletter Hasen said the 14th Amendment, passed by Congress after the Civil War, bars anyone who participated in an insurrection from running for the presidency. —David Nakamura, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024

If Donald Trump wins the presidency, the reservation plan could well be scrapped. —Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing presidency

• vice presidency

Kids Definition

presidency

noun

pres·​i·​den·​cy ˈprez-əd-ən-sē 

ˈprez-dən-;

ˈprez-ə-ˌden(t)-sē

plural presidencies

1

: the office of president

2

: the term during which a president holds office

Legal Definition

presidency

noun

pres·​i·​den·​cy ˈpre-zə-dən-sē, -ˌden- 

plural presidencies

1

a

: the office of president

b

: the office of president of the U.S.

also : the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies

2

: the term during which a president holds office

3

: the action or function of one that presides