Meaning

2 senses
  1. A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.

    Vizepräsident, Vizepräsidentin

    ви́це-президе́нтvíce-prezidént

    віце-президе́нтvice-prezydént, віце-президе́нткаvice-prezydéntka

  2. An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch.

More definitions
  • an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

Examples

31 sentences
  1. He would leave the job to his vice president.

  2. My father is the vice president of the association.

  3. The vice president represented his country at the international conference.

    deDer Vizepräsident vertrat auf der internationalen Konferenz sein Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The vice-president attended the ceremony on behalf of the president.

    deDer Vizepräsident nahm anstelle des Präsidenten an der Feierlichkeit teil. — xtofu80

  5. Can you arrange a meeting with the vice president?

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
deputy to a president:
Русский
By meaning 1
deputy to a president:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
deputy to a president:

Origin

From vice- + president.

From vice- + president.

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Forms

plural: vice presidents

Synonyms

6 synonyms
VPV.P.V. P.veepdeputy president
senior administrator at a college or university:provost
Close in meaning
  • an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances:V.P.

Word family

3 related words

See also

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