presidency
noun
pres·i·den·cy
ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē 
ˈprez-dən(t)-,
also ˈpre-zə-ˌden(t)-sē
plural presidencies
1
a
: the office of president
b(1)
: the office of president of the U.S.
(2)
: the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policymaking 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 in a Sentence
responsibility for the presidency of a major television network
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But that pace was reached during the last three months of Joe Biden’s presidency.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Democrats also object to clawing back $20 billion in special IRS funding, on top of the $20 billion rescission approved the year before through legislation passed by Democrats during Joe Biden’s presidency.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Obama has been more than willing to fill the void as much as anyone term-limited out of the presidency under the 22nd Amendment can.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
The huge run-up in incomes and the stock market in the last two years of the Biden presidency would lead me to believe that there are more plans in place today and substantially more assets in these valuable retirement plans.
—David Rae, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Democrats also object to clawing back $20 billion in special IRS funding, on top of the $20 billion rescission approved the year before through legislation passed by Democrats during Joe Biden’s presidency.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Obama has been more than willing to fill the void as much as anyone term-limited out of the presidency under the 22nd Amendment can.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
The huge run-up in incomes and the stock market in the last two years of the Biden presidency would lead me to believe that there are more plans in place today and substantially more assets in these valuable retirement plans.
—David Rae, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidency. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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presidency
noun
pres·i·den·cy
ˈprez-əd-ən-sē
ˈprez-dən-;
ˈprez-ə-ˌden(t)-sē
plural presidencies
1
: the office of president
2
: the term during which a president holds office
Legal Definition
presidency
noun
pres·i·den·cy
ˈpre-zə-dən-sē, -ˌden-
plural presidencies
1
a
: the office of president
b
: the office of president of the U.S.
also
: 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
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