presidency B2 Topic:Time US /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/ See IPA manual Freq #12691 Meanings 1 noun The job or position of being a president. After years as a party leader, she finally won the presidency. 2 noun The period of time during which someone is president. In France, a presidency lasts for five years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the job or position of... presidentship 2 noun · the period of time during... administrationpresidential term More presidenthood Word family Forms presidencies Derived forms postpresidencyvice-presidency Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin praesidentia. By surface analysis, president + -cy. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # presidency **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/ **Frequency rank:** 12691 ## Meanings 1. The job or position of being a president. 2. The period of time during which someone is president. ## Examples - After years as a party leader, she finally won the presidency. - In France, a presidency lasts for five years. ## Synonyms - presidenthood - presidentship ## Derived Forms - postpresidency - vice-presidency ## Etymology From Medieval Latin praesidentia. By surface analysis, president + -cy. ## AI Etymology Presidency comes from Medieval Latin praesidentia. By surface analysis, president + -cy. In present-day English it covers the job or position of being a president and the period of time during which someone is president. The wider family includes derived forms such as postpresidency, vice-presidency. ## Topics - Time markdown