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# presidency

noun (a presidency, presidencies; the presidency)

«presidency» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The presidency is the job of being president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#m1)
2. A presidency is the time during which a person is president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#x1)
- Lincoln's presidency was during the American Civil War. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#x2)
- He ran for the presidency in the election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#x3)
- The presidency lasts four years in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#x4)
- During her presidency, many laws changed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#x5)
- The presidency of the club passed to Mrs Ahmed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «presidency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«presidency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/presidency.html) on Mova free.