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presidency

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The office or role of president.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Presidency refers to the executive branch of a nation's government under a President Presidency may also refer to: Presidency of the Council of the European Union Lay presidency at the Eucharist Presidency (theology) , a religious, organizational concept ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES resign the presidency ▪ Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in 1974. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE strong ▪ He spoke of the importance of a strong presidency , given the external and internal challenges before ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidential term , administration ] the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. Presidencies . [Cf. F. pr['e]sidence.] The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency. The term during which ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "office of a president," from Medieval Latin praesidentia "office of a president" (mid-13c.), from Latin praesidentem (nominative praesidens ) "president, governor" (see president ). Earlier in same sense was presidentship (1520s). Meaning "a president's ...

Usage examples of presidency.

President during one term, by the operation of this law, will not extend the appointee during another term because that same party may happen to be re-elected to the Presidency.

Thus ended the brutal reign of the infamous Tonton Macoutes who had probably killed another 20,000 people under the presidency of Baby Doc.

Old World was drenched in blood to propagate the ideas which the French Revolution had proclaimed, the Presidency of Quito, walled in by its immense cordilleras and the ocean, and ruled by monkish ignorance and bigotry, knew as little of men and events as we now know of men and events in the moon.

By the mere election of Lincoln to the Presidency, the further extension of slavery into the Territories was rendered forever impossible--Vox populi, vox Dei.

Heartened by the large vote of 1892 the Populist leaders prepared to drive the wedge further into the old parties and even hoped to send their candidates through the breach to Congress and the presidency.

Porno, under this porno presidency, stopped policing itself and entered its Salo period.

The Hudsons Bay Governor, who also retained his presidencies of the Bank of Montreal and Royal Trust and his seat on the executive committee of the CPR, was quickly reappointed by the new government.

The merchants residing at Surat, finding themselves exposed to numberless dangers, and every species of oppression, by the sidee who commanded the castle on one hand, by the governor of the city on the other, and by the Mahrattas, who had a claim to a certain share of the revenue, made application to the English presidency at Bombay, desiring they would equip an expedition for taking possession of the castle and tanka, and settle the government of the city upon Pharass Cawn, who had been naib or deputy-governor under Meah Atchund, and regulated the police to the satisfaction of the inhabitants.

So that we continue to enjoy the services of this exemplary public servant, I here declare that when, as I confidently anticipate, I am renominated as candidate for the presidency of the United States next month, I will ask David D.

Bangor, where, feeling useless and rejected, he had withdrawn after failing of renomination for the Vice Presidency.

And yet I have never understood that the Presidency conferred upon me an unrestricted right to act upon that judgment and feeling.

I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel, and yet I have never understood that the Presidency conferred upon me an unrestricted right to act officially upon this judgment and feeling.

Samuel Locke, another from the class, was not only the youngest man ever chosen for the presidency of Harvard, but to Adams one of the best men ever chosen, irrespective of the fact that Locke had had to resign after only a few years in office, when his housemaid became pregnant.

Because Washington, a Virginian, was certain to become President, it was widely agreed that the vice presidency should go to a northerner, and Adams was the leading choice.

Abigail, who in her letters to her sister Mary was to provide an inside look at the Adams presidency like no other, much as she had in portraying their life in France and London years before, writing always to the moment and with untrammeled candor.