vice presidents
Executive backup leaders
Vice presidents is the plural of vice president—a person ranking just below and deputizing for a president.
In government, the vice president succeeds the president if needed and often presides over legislative bodies.
In business, the title is more liberally applied; a large company may have dozens of vice presidents overseeing different divisions or functions.
Three vice presidents attended the meeting.
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
- oathFormal binding promise
- electoral collegeIntermediary voting delegation system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- ceremonial dutiesRitualized responsibilities of office
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- Americanssenators, governors, generals, authors, scientists
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- hierarchyrank, ranked, authority, command, tiered
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- political figurespolitician, senator, senators, governor, governors
vice presidentspresidents
Multiple heads of state
chief executives · CEOs · commanders-in-chief · chairmen · heads of state
vice presidentssubordinates
Those ranked below
entry-level workers · interns · junior staff · assistants · underlings
vice presidentssupreme leaders
Highest-ranking political rulers
commanders-in-chief · sovereigns · autocrats · dictators · figureheads
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