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

Kamala Harris' final functions: As the current vice president, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee will be responsible for the swearing-in of the new members. —Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025

Rather than being exiled and forgotten in the Old Executive Office Building across from the White House, Mondale was the first vice president given an office in the West Wing, just steps from the Oval Office. —Peter Baker, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2024

The vice president at the time, Mike Pence, also attended. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

Billy Gasparino, the scouting director recently promoted to vice president of baseball operations, has drafted well despite picking in the latter half of the first round every summer. —The Athletic, 30 Dec. 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