vice president

or vice-pres·i·dent

[ vahys prez-i-duhnt ]

noun

1. an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
2. an officer next in rank to a president who serves as a deputy to the president or oversees a special division or function.
3. U.S. Government. the officer of this rank who is elected at the same time as the president and who succeeds to the presidency upon the resignation, removal, death, or disability of the president:

   Lincoln's first vice president was Hannibal Hamlin.

vice president

noun

1. an officer ranking immediately below a president and serving as his deputy. A vice president takes the president's place during his absence or incapacity, after his death, and in certain other circumstances AbbreviationVPV. Pres

Derived Forms

• ˌvice ˌpresiˈdential, adjective
• ˌvice ˈpresidency, noun

Other Words From

• vice pres·i·den·cy vice-pres·i·den·cy noun
• vice-pres·i·den·tial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vice president¹

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

Among the tributes paid to him on Thursday was one from Al Gore, the American former vice president, who praised Mr. Prescott’s work in helping to negotiate the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on climate change.

From New York Times

Olsen: Apart from your work on “Wicked,” you are also currently vice president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

From Los Angeles Times

“On the climate front, warming temperatures have put water storage capacity of the Sierra Nevada mountains in long-term decline,” said Adrian Covert, the Bay Area Council’s senior vice president of public policy.

From Los Angeles Times

By tapping Harris to take the lead on the border, Silver argued that Biden handed the vice president "Democrats' worst issue."

From Salon

Heritage Auctions' executive vice president Joe Maddalena said the slippers were precious and were probably "the most important prop in Hollywood history".

From BBC