presidency

pres·i·den·cy

noun
\ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē, ˈprez-dən(t)- also ˈpre-zə-ˌden(t)-sē\

plural pres·i·den·cies

Definition of PRESIDENCY

1

a : the office of president b (1) : the office of president of the United States (2) : the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies

2

: the term during which a president holds office

3

: the action or function of one that presides : superintendence

4

: a Mormon executive council of the church or a stake consisting of a president and two counselors

Examples of PRESIDENCY

1. <responsibility for the presidency of a major television network>

First Known Use of PRESIDENCY

1591

Related to PRESIDENCY

Synonyms: administration, care, charge, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, conduct, regulation, running, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision

Related Words: generalship, leadership, rulership; agency; aegis (also egis), custody, guardianship, keeping, lap, protection, safekeeping, trust, tutelage, ward; engineering, logistics, machination, manipulation; coadministration, codirection, comanagement

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