vice president
nounDefinition of vice president
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
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Examples of vice president in a Sentence
He became the Vice President of the United States.
the company's executive vice-president of sales
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Seawright also thinks the visit could boost Biden, who as vice president worked with President Obama to steer funding toward HBCUs. — Melanie Eversley, Fortune, "Houston Hopes Thursday’s Democratic Debate at Historic Black University Drives Conversation," 10 Sep. 2019 Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart is the enduring example of an out-of-nowhere Democratic candidate roaring to victory in the New Hampshire primary by upending a popular, but less than charismatic, former vice president. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "The Also-Rans Hoping for a New Hampshire Miracle," 9 Sep. 2019 Browns executive vice president JW Johnson was one of the speakers before the statue was presented. — cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns unveil Otto Graham statue at First Energy Stadium," 7 Sep. 2019 The calendar also worked against his ambitions, complicating Schultz's commitment to withdraw his candidacy before a general election if a centrist like former vice president Joe Biden won the Democratic nomination. — Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, "Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says he won’t run for president," 6 Sep. 2019 The letter was signed by UC professor John T. McNay, conference president, and Martin Kich, a professor at Wright State University and conference vice president. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Nurses at University of Cincinnati Medical Center to set up picket to protest job actions," 2 Sep. 2019 Now an Economist-YouGov poll puts Warren within one point of former vice president Joe Biden. — Cenk Uygur, Twin Cities, "Cenk Uygur: Brace for impact, Washington. Progressives are going to win.," 31 Aug. 2019 Parents who enroll their children at Life Skills will have to use their insurance or pay out of pocket until then, said vice president Treva Fairman. — Dallas News, "Life Skills Autism Academy opening in Plano plans to provide one-on-one therapy," 27 Aug. 2019 Former Indianapolis vice president of player personnel Rex Hogan is now an assistant general manager in New York, and Hogan played a key role in facilitating the deal to get a player the Colts liked in the past. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts trade Nate Hairston to Jets for sixth-round 2020 draft pick," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vice president.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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