presidency
noun /ˈprezɪdənsi/
/ˈprezɪdənsi/
[usually singular] (plural presidencies)
- 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。
- She 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- executive
- vice
- rotating
- …
- be nominated for
- run for
- stand for
- …
- into somebody’s presidency
- under somebody’s presidency
词源late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin praesidentia, from praesidere ‘sit before’, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’. - the current holder of the EU presidency