vice president

noun

1

: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or disability

2

: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions

vice presidential adjective

Examples of vice president in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Breakthrough India jury was chaired by film producer and Breakthrough India ambassador Guneet Monga Kapoor and also included vice president of content, Netflix India Monika Shergill and filmmaker Sushmit Ghosh. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024

For many engineers, particularly those early in their careers, one thing that can set a company apart is having strong leaders to look up to, says Jennifer Scott, executive vice president of strategic partnerships and events for the Society of Women Engineers. —Heather Newman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024

Associated Bank River Center, 111 E. Kilbourn Ave., is having its spire and peak fall protection system replaced, said David Knight, Associated Bank senior vice president/director of facilities real estate. —Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024

She had been considered a potential pick for vice president earlier in the campaign. —Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

vice president

noun

: an official whose rank is next below that of the president and who takes the place of the president when necessary

Legal Definition

vice president

noun

1

: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or discharge

2

: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions (as sales)

vice presidential adjective