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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVizepräsident
Pronunciation / Transliteration: feet-suh-pray-zi-dent
"Der Vizepräsident vertrat das Land bei der Konferenz."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official or executive ranking below a president, who typically acts as head of state or organization in the president's absence.
"The vice-president presided over the senate session in the absence of the president." - 2
A corporate officer ranking below the president, often heading a major division or department within a company.
"She was recently promoted to vice-president of global marketing."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the English prefix 'vice-', derived from the Latin 'vice' meaning 'in place of' or 'second in command', and 'president', stemming from the Latin 'praeses' meaning 'one who oversees'. It came into official political use in the late 18th century with the establishment of the United States Constitution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vice-president" is said worldwide
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vice-président
Transliteration: vis-prey-zi-dahn
"Le vice-président a prononcé le discours d'ouverture."
Vizepräsident
Transliteration: feet-suh-pray-zi-dent
"Der Vizepräsident vertrat das Land bei der Konferenz."
vicepresidente
Transliteration: vee-che-preh-zi-den-te
"Il vicepresidente ha incontrato i delegati stranieri."
vicepresidente
Transliteration: bee-se-pre-si-den-te
"El vicepresidente asumió el cargo temporalmente."
vice-presidente
Transliteration: vee-see-pree-zi-den-tee
"O vice-presidente assinou o novo decreto lei."
उपराष्ट्रपति
Transliteration: uparashtrapti
"उपराष्ट्रपति ने संसद के सत्र को संबोधित किया।"
副总统
Transliteration: fù zǒng tǒng
"副总统发表了关于经济发展的演讲。"
부통령
Transliteration: bu-tong-nyeong
"부통령은 외교 사절단을 따뜻하게 맞이했습니다."
副大統領
Transliteration: fuku-daitōryō
"副大統領がサミットに出席しました。"
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