'Presidency' definitions:
Definition of 'presidency'
(from WordNet)
noun
The tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidency, presidential term, administration]
noun
The office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" [syn: presidency, presidentship]
Definition of 'Presidency'
From: GCIDE
- Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. Presidencies. [Cf. F. pr['e]sidence.]
- 1. The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'presidency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- aedileship,
- archbishopric,
- archiepiscopacy,
- archiepiscopate,
- aristocracy,
- authority,
- authorization,
- be-all and end-all,
- bishopric,
- blue ribbon,
- captainship,
- chairmanship,
- championship,
- chancellery,
- chancellorate,
- chancellorship,
- chiefery,
- chiefry,
- chieftaincy,
- chieftainry,
- chieftainship,
- command,
- consulate,
- consulship,
- control,
- convenership,
- custody,
- deanery,
- dictatorship,
- dictature,
- directorate,
- directorship,
- dominion,
- effectiveness,
- emirate,
- episcopacy,
- first place,
- first prize,
- foremanship,
- generalship,
- governorship,
- guardianship,
- headship,
- hegemony,
- height,
- hierarchy,
- highest,
- imperium,
- influence,
- intendancy,
- jurisdiction,
- kingship,
- leadership,
- lordship,
- magistracy,
- magistrateship,
- magistrature,
- management,
- managership,
- masterdom,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maximum,
- mayoralty,
- mayorship,
- metropolitanate,
- metropolitanship,
- most,
- ne plus ultra,
- new high,
- nobility,
- overseership,
- palms,
- papacy,
- paramountcy,
- pashadom,
- pashalic,
- patriarchate,
- patriarchy,
- pontificality,
- pontificate,
- popedom,
- popehood,
- popeship,
- power,
- prefectship,
- prefecture,
- premiership,
- presidentship,
- primacy,
- prime-ministership,
- prime-ministry,
- princedom,
- princeship,
- principality,
- proconsulate,
- proconsulship,
- proctorship,
- protectorate,
- protectorship,
- provostry,
- provostship,
- record,
- rectorate,
- rectorship,
- regency,
- regentship,
- rule,
- ruling class,
- say,
- seigniory,
- seneschalship,
- seneschalsy,
- sheikhdom,
- sheriffalty,
- sheriffcy,
- sheriffdom,
- shrievalty,
- sovereignty,
- stewardship,
- superintendence,
- superintendency,
- supervisorship,
- supremacy,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- sway,
- top spot,
- tribunate,
- vizierate,
- viziership,
- zenith
Words containing 'Presidency'
- Preside,
- Presided,
- Presidence,
- Presidencies,
- President,
- Presider,
- Presiding,
- presidents,
- Lord president,
- Presiding elder,
- Vice presidency,
- Vice president,
- president adams,
- president arthur,
- president buchanan,
- president bush,
- president carter,
- president cleveland,
- president clinton,
- president coolidge,
- president eisenhower,
- president fillmore,
- president ford,
- president garfield,
- president grant,
- president harding,
- president harrison,
- president hayes,
- president hoover,
- president jefferson,
- president johnson,
- president kennedy,
- president lincoln,
- president madison,
- president mckinley,
- president monroe,
- president nixon,
- president pierce,
- president polk,
- president reagan,
- president roosevelt,
- president taft,
- president taylor,
- president truman,
- president tyler,
- president washington,
- president wilson,
- presidents' day,
- presiding officer,
- ex-president,
- executive office of the president,
- executive vice president,
- president abraham lincoln,
- president andrew johnson,
- president benjamin harrison,
- president franklin roosevelt,
- president john adams,
- president lyndon johnson,
- president of the united states,
- president theodore roosevelt,
- president van buren,
- senior vice president,
- united states president,
- vice-presidency,
- president george w. bush,
- president john f. kennedy,
- president john quincy adams,
- president william henry harrison,
- vice president of the united states