VP

Executive branch deputy

VP is an abbreviation for vice president—the second-ranking executive in an organization or government.

In corporate settings, VP often appears in titles: VP of Marketing, VP of Sales.

Companies may have many VPs, making the title less exclusive than in government, where the VP typically means the vice president of a country.

political

vice president

Second-ranking executive officer

second-in-command · succession · inauguration · oath · term · POTUS · campaign · electoral college · debate · nominee

corporate

CEO

Top corporate officer

  • CFOTop corporate money officer
  • COOTop operations executive
  • C-suiteTop executive positions

director · executive · senior · promotion · title · corner office · quarterly · board · stakeholder · strategy

leadership

visionary

Imaginative planner of futures

accountability · mentorship · authority · influence · direction · innovation · motivation · empowerment · teamwork · collaboration

Categories
Opposites
organizational hierarchy

VPCEO

Top corporate officer

Chairman · intern · top executive · rank and file · junior staff

succession/subordination relationship

VPprincipal

Chief school administrator

chief · head · leader · superior · primary

power/authority spectrum

VPjunior staff

Low-ranking employees

intern · subordinate · rank and file · assistant · trainee

Phrases
Family

veep

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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