presidency

«presidency» in Mova's school dictionary: the job of being president — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a presidency, presidencies; the presidency)

meaning for a pupil

1) The presidency is the job of being president. tree →

2) A presidency is the time during which a person is president. tree →

sense in the lessons

In politics and citizenship lessons, the presidency is the top job in countries like the USA, France and Ireland; it can also be the top job in a club or company. Phrases: during his presidency, run for the presidency, win the presidency.

examples

• She won the presidency of the school council. tree →
• Lincoln's presidency was during the American Civil War. tree →
• He ran for the presidency in the election. tree →
• The presidency lasts four years in the USA. tree →
• During her presidency, many laws changed. tree →
• The presidency of the club passed to Mrs Ahmed. tree →

note

Countable; plural «presidencies» (y → ies). The USA, Ireland and many others have a presidency; the UK and Australia do not have a president.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «presidency» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.