the job of being president of a country or an organization; the period of time somebody holds this job 总统(或主席)的职位;总统(或主席)任期 the current holder of the EU presidency 现任欧盟主席 She hopes to be the first woman elected to the presidency of the United States. 她希望成为第一位当选美国总统的女性。 He was a White House official during the Bush presidency. 他是布什任总统时的白宫官员。
Extra ExamplesShe held the presidency of the association for three years. 她担任该协会主席 3 年了。 He became a candidate for the vice presidency. 他成为副总统的候选人。 That year he resigned his presidency of the Academy. 那年,他辞去了该学会会长一职。 Three years into his presidency, he is more popular than ever. 担任总统 3 年后,他的声望更隆。 under the presidency of Gerald Ford 在杰拉尔德・福特总统的领导下
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- executive
- vice
- rotating
- …
- be nominated for
- run for
- stand for
- …
- into somebody’s presidency
- under somebody’s presidency
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin praesidentia, from praesidere ‘sit before’, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’.