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
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Examples of presidency in a Sentence
responsibility for the presidency of a major television network
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Allies of the president have also focused on Project 2025, a creation of the conservative Heritage Foundation that has developed its own agenda for a second Trump presidency.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
This panel should examine both Joe Biden and Donald Trump to determine if either is incapable of performing the duties of the presidency.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
Experts say a more moderate face in the presidency could facilitate dialogue between Iran and Western states.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
And while Khamenei remains the final decision-maker on matters of state, whichever man ends up winning the presidency could bend the country’s foreign policy toward either confrontation or collaboration with the West.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
This panel should examine both Joe Biden and Donald Trump to determine if either is incapable of performing the duties of the presidency.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
Experts say a more moderate face in the presidency could facilitate dialogue between Iran and Western states.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
And while Khamenei remains the final decision-maker on matters of state, whichever man ends up winning the presidency could bend the country’s foreign policy toward either confrontation or collaboration with the West.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
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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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