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VICE-PRESIDENCY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vice-presidency mean?
• VICE-PRESIDENCY (noun)
The noun VICE-PRESIDENCY has 2 senses:
1. the tenure of a vice president
2. the office and function of a vice president
Familiarity information: VICE-PRESIDENCY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The tenure of a vice president
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
vice-presidency; vice-presidential term
Hypernyms ("vice-presidency" is a kind of...):
incumbency; tenure; term of office (the term during which some position is held)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The office and function of a vice president
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("vice-presidency" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
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