vice president

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vice president^¹

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From vice- + president.

noun vice presidents · VP · vice-president

A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.
Similar: VP, V.P., V. P., veep, deputy president
An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch.
Similar: provost

Vice President^²

noun Vice Presidents · Vice-President

US 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. Section. 4. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

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noun deputy to a president

Español	vicepresidente, vicepresidenta
한국어	부통령 butongnyeong
日本語	副大統領 fukudaitōryō, ヴァイスプレジデント vaisupurejidento
中文	副總統 /副总统 fùzǒngtǒng, 副主席 fùzhǔxí
हिन्दी	उपराष्ट्रपति uprāṣṭrapti, उपाध्यक्ष upādhyakṣ, उपसभापति upsabhāpti
Kiswahili	makamu wa rais
Português	vice-presidente
Français	vice-président, vice-présidente
Deutsch	Vizepräsident, Vizepräsidentin
Italiano	vicepresidente, vicepresidentessa
Ελληνικά	αντιπρόεδρος antipróedros
Română	vicepreședinte, vicepreședintă
Русский	ви́це-президе́нт více-prezidént
Tiếng Việt	phó chủ tịch, phó tổng thống
العربية	نَائِب رَئِيس nāʔib raʔīs, نَائِبَةُ رَئِيسَة nāʔibatu raʔīsa
עברית	סגן נשיא sgan nasí

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@misc{vice_president_2026,
  title = {vice president},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vice%20president},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}