presidency

1. The office or role of president. (countable, uncountable) · After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.· The candidate finally declared for the presidency earlier this morning.
2. The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president. (countable, uncountable) · Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
3. The time during which one is president; a president's term of office. (countable, uncountable) · In France, a presidency lasts for five years.· Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.
4. A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority. (countable, uncountable)
5. The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations. (countable, uncountable)

Plural presidencies