VPs

Corporate second-in-commands

VPs is the plural of VP, the abbreviation for vice president.

A company may have several VPs overseeing different divisions: The VPs met to discuss quarterly targets.

In politics, former VPs sometimes run for president.

The abbreviation appears in business contexts more than political ones, where "vice president" is usually spelled out.

political

running mate

Vice presidential nominee

debate · campaign · administration · succession · president · office · nominee · inauguration · electoral · Pence

corporate

executive

Senior organizational leader

director · senior · president · officer · promotion · title · hierarchy · corner office · board · stakeholder

academic

dean

Senior academic administrator

college · affairs · student services · enrollment · research · academic · faculty · institutional · advancement · campus

tech

engineering

Designing functional systems scientifically

platform · Silicon Valley · startup · scale · team lead · technical · software · data · operations · hire

banking

private banking

Bespoke services for millionaires

client · investment · financial advisor · branch · commercial · retail banking · lending · mortgage · trust · fiduciary

Opposites
corporate hierarchy level

VPsCEOs

Highest corporate officers

presidents · chairmen · junior staff · chiefs · managing directors

organizational role type

VPsworkers

People doing jobs

laborers · staff · grunts

leadership scope

VPschief executives

Highest-ranking organizational leaders

founders · owners · principals · heads of state · supreme leaders

Family

VP, vices

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