vice president

second in command to the president

VP redirects here. For other uses, see VP (disambiguation) and Veep. A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning in place of. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president. In American slang, the American Vice President is sometimes referred to as the V. P. or the veep, while the spouse of a vice president may be known as the Second Lady.
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Noun
1. an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances
(synonym) V.P.
(hypernym) executive, executive director
(hyponym) executive vice president

n. vice president, deputy chairman, vice chairman, veep

n. vice-president, second in command to the president, main authoritative figure when the president is lacking