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presidency.

The office or role of president.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/
  1. The office or role of president.

    countable · uncountable
    After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.
  2. The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.

    countable · uncountable
    Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
  3. The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

    countable · uncountable
    In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
    Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.
  4. A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.

    Mormonism · countable · uncountable
  5. One of the three original provinces of British India.

    India · UK · countable · historical · uncountable
  6. The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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