Presidency Meaning
/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe office or role of president.
nounThe bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
Sentence Examples
Lyndon Johnson took over presidency when John Kennedy was assassinated.
He's eligible for the presidency.
The current holder of the EU presidency
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the new leader lasted four years and saw many reforms.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She became the first woman to win the ____ of the organization in its hundred-year history.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin praesidentia. By surface analysis, president + -cy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The American people gave me the priceless privilege of serving them in the Presidency."
— 1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4:
"The presidencies of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were marked by the resistance of both men to confessing mistakes; Bush's advisers long made it clear that he viewed such acknowledgments as akin to admitting weakness."
— 2009 February 5, Adam Nagourney, “The pros and cons of admitting a presidential error”, in The New York Times:
"The Clintons, who once seemed banished to the wilds of Westchester County, are once again the most powerful family in Democratic politics, with talk of another Clinton presidency already rife in Washington."
— 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in The New York Times:
"For some, the political damage proved modest. But for others, the investigations came to consume and even threaten their presidencies, at least for a time."
— 2023 January 13, Peter Baker, “Presidents and Their Prosecutors”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the new leader lasted four years and saw many reforms.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She became the first woman to win the ____ of the organization in its hundred-year history.