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

Former vice president Kamala Harris and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, were some politicians in the crowd. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Christian Gutierrez, senior vice president of Hivemind at Shield AI, said mission autonomy will play a central role in future airpower operations. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026

In addition, Tom Finn, currently PMC’s executive vice president of strategy and operations, has been promoted to chief operating officer of PMX, adding the role to his existing responsibilities. —Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 18 June 2026

Candidates elected to the board in 2026 will join a leadership body headed up by union president Michele Mulroney, vice president Travis Donnelly and secretary-treasurer Peter Murrieta, none of whom are up for reelection this year. —Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 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