presidency

B2 Topic:Time
US /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/
noun Freq #12691

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The job or position of being a president.

    After years as a party leader, she finally won the presidency.

  2. 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

From Medieval Latin praesidentia. By surface analysis, president + -cy.

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