Definitions for vice presidentvaɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vice′ pres′identvaɪs(n.)
or vice′-pres′ident
(often caps.) a governmental officer next in rank to a president, serving as president in the event of the president's death, disability, removal, or resignation.
Category: Government
an officer who serves as a deputy to a president or oversees a special division or function, as in a corporation.
Category: Government
Origin of vice president:
1565–75
vice′-presiden′tial(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vice president, V.P.(noun)
an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vice president(noun)ˈvaɪ si, -sə, vaɪs
a politician or company officer, ranked just below a president
***the office of the Vice President
vice presidentˈvaɪ si, -sə, vaɪs
one of several high-level managers in some companies
the Vice President of Marketing
Wiktionary
vice president(Noun)
A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on his death or absence
vice president(Noun)
An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch
Vice President(Noun)
The secondary office to the President of the United States, being the first in line of succession to the President, and also acting as presiding officer of the U.S. Senate.
Origin: From vice and president
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"vice president." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/vice president>.