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vice president

noun

Meaning

  1. A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.
  2. The holder of the secondary office to the President of the United States, who is first in line of succession to the President, and also acts as presiding officer of the United States Senate.
  3. An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Latin viceder. English vice- English president English vice president From vice- + president.

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