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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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
This was on top of tariffs Trump announced on China, Mexico and Canada earlier in his presidency, and on Monday the president said the levy on Beijing would rise by an additional 50 percent in response to Chinese counter tariffs.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Kim and Ahn will join a wide open field of conservative candidates trying to overcome their party's second impeachment in as many presidencies.
—Joyce Lee, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Unlike other complex pieces of policy — income tax changes, new laws, court cases — this chapter of Trump’s presidency rests in one pair of hands: his own.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
This was on top of tariffs Trump announced on China, Mexico and Canada earlier in his presidency, and on Monday the president said the levy on Beijing would rise by an additional 50 percent in response to Chinese counter tariffs.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Kim and Ahn will join a wide open field of conservative candidates trying to overcome their party's second impeachment in as many presidencies.
—Joyce Lee, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Unlike other complex pieces of policy — income tax changes, new laws, court cases — this chapter of Trump’s presidency rests in one pair of hands: his own.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidency. Accessed 16 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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