English Explanatory Dictionary

vice president

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.
  2. An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch.
noun
  1. The holder of the secondary office to the President of the United States, who is first in line of succession to the President, and also acts as presiding officer of the United States Senate.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-vice president.wav

Word forms

vice president vice presidents VP vice-president

Etymology

From vice- + president.

Synonyms

VP V.P. V. P. veep deputy president provost

Related words

VP veep vice president vice presidency

Derived words

executive senior vice president ESVP executive vice president EVP junior vice president JVP senior executive vice president SEVP senior vice president SVP veepstakes vice presidency Vice President vice presidential vice-presidential Vice President of the United States VPOTUS VP veep
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