vice president

noun

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

vice presidential adjective

Examples of vice president in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Charles was also greeted by Kimberley Harris, executive vice president of Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns NBC News. —Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026

Plus, Wintour brought her back to Vogue ahead of the Biden administration to style her first-ever cover of the mother ship magazine, which featured Kamala Harris, then vice president-elect, and brought things full circle. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Our vice president stood there. —Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

The Braves celebrated retired vice president of field operations Ed Mangan during a pregame ceremony Thursday at Truist Park. —Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for vice president

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event

Kids Definition

vice president

noun

: an official whose rank is next below that of the president and who takes the place of the president when necessary

Legal Definition

vice president

noun

1

: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or discharge

2

: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions (as sales)

vice presidential adjective