PRESIDENCY


Meaning of PRESIDENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē, ˈprez-dən(t)- also ]

ˈpre-zə-ˌden(t)-sē noun

( plural -cies )

Date: 1591

1.

a. : the office of president

b.

(1) : the office of president of the United States

(2) : the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies

2. : the term during which a president holds office

3. : the action or function of one that presides : superintendence

4. : a Mormon executive council of the church or a stake consisting of a president and two counselors

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.