vice president

== English == === Alternative forms === vice-president === Etymology === From vice- + president. === Pronunciation === === Noun === vice president (plural vice presidents, abbreviation VP) A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence. An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch. ==== Usage notes ==== In some corporate settings such as finance and media, the title has undergone significant uptitling, and can be used by almost any level of middle manager. A person who holds an actual executive position in such a hierarchy is likely to have the title "executive vice president" or "senior vice president". ==== Synonyms ==== (abbreviation): VP, V.P., V. P. (senior administrator at a college or university): provost (US) (informal, jocular): veep (politics): deputy president (Kenya, South Africa) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===