VICE PRESIDENT | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of vice president in English vice presidentnoun [ C ] uk /ˌvaɪs ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/ us /ˌvaɪs ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/ Add to word list Add to word list (US abbreviation VP); (US informal veep) the person who has the position immediately below the president in some countries, and who is responsible for the president's duties if he or she is unable to do them: Vice President Biden [ as form of address ] Thank you, Mr/Madam Vice President. US the person who is responsible for a large, important part of a company or organization: She's vice president of sales and marketing. [ as form of address ] Thank you, Mr/Madam Vice President. Leaders of national & regional governments

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• second lady
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People in charge of or controlling other people Bosses & managers (Definition of vice president from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

vice president | American Dictionary

vice presidentnoun [ C ] us /ˈvɑɪs ˈprez·ɪ·dənt/ (abbreviation VP) Add to word list Add to word list the elected official immediately below the president who is elected with the president every four years A vice president is also a high-ranking employee in a company, usually one of several, in charge of a particular department: This is Jeff Walton, our VP of Finance. (Definition of vice president from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

vice president | Business English

vice presidentnoun [ C ] uk us (also vice-president) Add to word list Add to word list HR   US (abbreviation VP) someone in charge of one of the main parts of an organization: She's vice-president of Sales and Marketing of the publisher's New York division. GOVERNMENT, POLITICS   US (abbreviation VP) the politician directly below the president of the US

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executive vice president (Definition of vice president from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of vice president?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 副總統, 副總裁，副總經理… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 副总统, 副总裁，副总经理… See more in Spanish vicepresidente, vicepresidenta, vicepresidente/ta [masculine-feminine… See more in Portuguese vice-presidente, vice-presidenta, vice-presidente [masculine-feminine]… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Polish in Norwegian in Korean in Italian 副大統領, 副総裁（ふくそうさい）、副社長（ふくしゃちょう）, 部長（ぶちょう）… See more başkan yardımcısı, (şirket) genel müdür/başkan yardımcısı, ikinci ortak… See more vice-président/-ente [masculine-feminine]… See more vicepresident, -a… See more wiceprezydent, wiceprezes… See more visepresident [masculine], stedfortredende direktør [masculine], direktør [masculine]… See more 부통령… See more vice presidente… See more Need a translator?

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