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 Latter-day Saint executive council of the church or a stake consisting of a president and two counselors
Examples of presidency in a Sentence
responsibility for the presidency of a major television network
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This also established the precedent of a two-term presidency, later formalized in the Constitution.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
This also established the precedent of a two-term presidency, later formalized in the Constitution.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
When Dreher wrote The Benedict Option, during the Obama presidency, his primary concern was how to keep faith alive at a time when Christianity seemed to be fading away.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Dilley was built in 2014 under President Barack Obama’s administration’s expansion of family detentions — a blemish, to my mind, on his presidency.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for presidency
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“Presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidency. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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
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