noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
resign the presidency
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Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in 1974.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
strong
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He spoke of the importance of a strong presidency , given the external and internal challenges before the country.
vice
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A decade out of Stanford, Coffman reached a vice presidency .
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The most notable adult victim was a prominent New York politician and Democratic candidate for the vice presidency .
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In 1996, the nominees possess solid credentials for the presidency as well as the vice presidency.
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Six months into his second term, Gore continues to redefine the vice presidency .
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bush
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The veto was the 31st of the Bush presidency , all of which had been upheld.
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The second Bush presidency starts with the road team seeming to have the advantage once again.
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The pact, which was negotiated during the Bush presidency , has been stalled since 1993.
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Nader is untroubled by the prospect of helping bring on the dark night of a Bush presidency .
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That was the policy during the Reagan and Bush presidencies .
■ VERB
assume
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He also predicted that even if Aristide won he would not be permitted to assume the presidency .
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At 73 on the next Inauguration Day, he would be the oldest person ever to assume the presidency .
lose
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The former Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic, has appeared on television for the first time since he lost the presidency .
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Dole repeated his opposition during his losing campaign for the presidency last year.
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Axel raises campaign money and advises candidates, including Adlai Stevenson, the Illinois governor who lost the presidency twice to Eisenhower.
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After losing the presidency in 1960 and the California governorship in 1962, he came back to be elected president in 1968.
need
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He noted that Wisconsin controls only 11 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency .
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Combined, they offer 164 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency .
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Its 54 electoral votes constitute 20 percent of the 270 votes needed to win the presidency .
resign
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Before departing for Puebla, Santa Anna also resigned the presidency and supreme command of the army.
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In the end, Gerald R.. Ford pardoned Nixon after he resigned the presidency in disgrace.
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He resigned his presidency one year and seven months into his second term.
run
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Mr. Hurd Our first job will be to run an efficient presidency .
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In 1948 and 1964, Truman and Johnson were running for the presidency for the first time.
seek
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Richard Lugar, for instance, briefly sought the presidency themselves but died of inhibited personality traits on the campaign trail.
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Political observers widely believe Perot is backing the Reform Party as a vehicle that would allow him to seek the presidency again.
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After winning the election, Clinton instead sought the presidency .
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That is the thesis normally advanced by individuals seeking the presidency , and very often it is accurate.
take
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Sukarno's daughter, Megawati Sukarnoputri, stands to take the presidency .
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Perhaps that will be our task when we take over the presidency of the Community next July.
win
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The Democratic party has won the presidency only once out of the last six elections since 1964.
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He noted that Wisconsin controls only 11 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency .
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At 3.15 this morning Clinton had passed the magical 270 electoral votes he required to win the presidency .
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So most of us toasted Hope that cold, wet night in 1992 when Clinton won the presidency .
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In addition to winning the presidency Carey also swept into office with him every member of his reformist slate of candidates.
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S.-financed program helped opposition politician Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier win the presidency in 1990.
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Reagan, the grandest cutter of them all, won the presidency twice, and handily.
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Clinton won the presidency in 1992 without Florida, losing the Sunshine state by 100, 000 votes to then-President George Bush.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Buckman needs 57 votes to retain the presidency of the company.
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Truman's popularity had fallen to the lowest point of his presidency .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He has passed the first three tests on the way to the presidency with room to spare.
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Mr Clinton began his presidency wanting to do it all.
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No Republican has won the presidency without winning Ohio, for example.
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Now Clinton has an opportunity to think and act in terms of the legacy of his presidency .
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Overall, the presidency of Gerald Ford was not a success.
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Perot, whose bid for the presidency was unexpectedly effective, forced Clinton to fight on a second front.
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The largely ceremonial presidency would rotate among major groups.
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The railway companies soon turned their attention to the presidency cities of Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta.