Presidency

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F.
     pr['e]sidence.]
     1. The function or condition of one who presides;
        superintendence; control and care.
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     2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the
        presidency.
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     3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,
        during the presidency of Madison.
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     4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the
        Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had
        a council of which its governor was president.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  presidency
       n 1: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the
            Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidential term}, {administration}]
       2: the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson
          expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was
          customary before his time" [syn: {presidentship}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  133 Moby Thesaurus words for "presidency":
     acme, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate,
     aristocracy, authority, authorization, be-all and end-all,
     bishopric, blue ribbon, captainship, chairmanship, championship,
     chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry,
     chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, command, consulate,
     consulship, control, convenership, custody, deanery, dictatorship,
     dictature, directorate, directorship, dominion, effectiveness,
     emirate, episcopacy, first place, first prize, foremanship,
     generalship, governorship, guardianship, headship, hegemony,
     height, hierarchy, highest, imperium, influence, intendancy,
     jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, lordship, magistracy,
     magistrateship, magistrature, management, managership, masterdom,
     mastership, mastery, maximum, mayoralty, mayorship,
     metropolitanate, metropolitanship, most, ne plus ultra, new high,
     nobility, overseership, palms, papacy, paramountcy, pashadom,
     pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, pontificality, pontificate,
     popedom, popehood, popeship, power, prefectship, prefecture,
     premiership, presidentship, primacy, prime-ministership,
     prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate,
     proconsulship, proctorship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry,
     provostship, record, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship,
     rule, ruling class, say, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy,
     sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty,
     sovereignty, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency,
     supervisorship, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway,
     top spot, tribunate, vizierate, viziership, zenith
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  PRESIDENCY, n.  The greased pig in the field game of American
  politics.