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President vs Presidency - What's the difference?

president | presidency |

As nouns the difference between president and presidency

is that president is the head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship while presidency is the office or role of president.

As an adjective president

is occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

president

English

(wikipedia president)

Alternative forms

* (l) (honorifically) * (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
  • * 2007 , Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
    • The vast majority of presidents have been male .
  • Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
  • A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * prez (humorous or informal)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
  • * Milton
    • His angels president / In every province.
    ----

    presidency

    English

    Noun

    (presidencies)
  • The office or role of president.
    • After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency .
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The Clintons, who once seemed banished to the wilds of Westchester County, are once again the most powerful family in Democratic politics, with talk of another Clinton presidency already rife in Washington.}}
  • The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
    • Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
  • The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
    • In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
    Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.