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1. (n.) presidency
the office, function, or term of office of a president.
2. presidency
(often cap.) the office of President of the United States.
3. presidency
(in the Mormon Church)
4. presidency
a local governing body consisting of a council of three.
5. presidency
(often cap.) the highest administrative body, composed of the prophet and his two councilors.
6. presidency
(often cap.) the former designation of any of the three original provinces of British India: Bengal, Bombay, and Madras.
Etymology: (1585–95; < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) presidency, presidential term, administration
the tenure of a president
"things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"
2. (noun) presidency, presidentship
the office and function of president
"Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
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1. (noun) presidency
the position of president, or the time when sb is president
the presidency of the association; His presidency was filled with controversy.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Presidency
the function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care
2. (noun) Presidency
the office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency
3. (noun) Presidency
the term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison
4. (noun) Presidency
one of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president
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Sense: the rank or office of a president
His ambition is the presidency.
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 Afrikaans: presidentskap |
 Arabic: مَنْصِب رَئيس |
 Bulgarian: президенство |
 Brazilian: presidência |
 Czech: předsednictví |
 German: die Präsidentschaft |
 Danish: præsidentembede |
 Greek: προεδρία |
 Spanish: presidencia |
 Estonian: presidendiamet |
 Farsi: ریاست جمهوری |
 Finnish: presidentinvirka |
 French: présidence |
 Hebrew: נְשִׂיאוּת |
 Hindi: अध्यक्षता |
 Croatian: predsjedništvo |
 Hungarian: elnöki tisztség |
 Indonesian: kepresidenan |
 Icelandic: forsetaembætti |
 Italian: presidenza |
 Japanese: 大統領の職 |
 Korean: 장의 직, 지위 |
 Lithuanian: prezidentystė, pirmininko |
 Latvian: prezidentūra, prezidenta |
 Malay: jawatan Presiden |
 Dutch: voorzitterschap, presiden |
 Norwegian: presidentembete; direktør |
 Polish: prezydentura |
 Persian: ریاست جمهوری |
 Pashto: د جمهورى رياست |
 Portuguese: presidência |
 Romanian: preşedinţie |
 Russian: место президента |
 Slovak: predsedníctvo |
 Slovenian: predsedništvo |
 Serbian: mandat predsednika |
 Swedish: presidentskap, -post, -äm |
 Thai: ตำแหน่งประธานาธิบดี |
 Turkish: başkanlık |
 Taiwanese: 總統、校長、會長等的職位 |
 Ukrainian: президентство |
 Urdu: عہدۂ صدارت |
 Vietnamese: chức chủ tịch; tổng thống |
 Chinese: 总统、校长、会长等的职位 |
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