Definitions for presidencyˈprɛz ɪ dən si

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pres•i•den•cyˈprɛz ɪ dən si(n.)(pl.)-cies.

  1. the office, function, or term of office of a president.

    Category: Government

  2. (often cap.) the office of President of the United States.

    Category: Government

  3. (in the Mormon Church) a local governing body consisting of a council of three. (often cap.) the highest administrative body, composed of the prophet and his two councilors.

    Category: Religion

  4. (often cap.) the former designation of any of the three original provinces of British India: Bengal, Bombay, and Madras.

    Category: Government, Western History

Origin of presidency:

1585–95; < ML

Princeton's WordNet

  1. presidency, presidential term, administration(noun)

    the tenure of a president

    "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

  2. presidency, presidentship(noun)

    the office and function of president

    "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. presidency(noun)ˈprɛz ɪ dən si

    the position of president, or the time when sb is president

    the presidency of the association; His presidency was filled with controversy.

Wiktionary

  1. presidency(Noun)

    The office or role of president.

    After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.

  2. presidency(Noun)

    The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.

    Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.

  3. presidency(Noun)

    The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Presidency(noun)

    the function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care

  2. Presidency(noun)

    the office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency

  3. Presidency(noun)

    the term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison

  4. Presidency(noun)

    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


Translations for presidency

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

presidency(noun)

the rank or office of a president

His ambition is the presidency.

Get even more translations for presidency »


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"presidency." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/presidency>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for presidency: