vice presidency

noun

: the office of vice president

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Certainly few came to the vice presidency with any deeper experience. — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025 Cheney maintained that his resignation and financial arrangements eliminated any conflict of interest during his vice presidency. — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 Among those disclosed in recent years were Robert Hur's findings from his investigation into former President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents from his vice presidency, which did not lead to charges against Biden. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 Hur was assigned to investigate allegations that President Biden had improperly removed documents to his private residence after leaving the vice presidency in 2017. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vice presidency

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vice presidency was in 1804

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vice presidency

noun
: the office of vice president

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vice-presidency

noun
: the office of vice president
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