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vice-presidential

vice-presidential

54 5.6
Relating to the job or duties of a vice president
  • adjective
  • /ˌvaɪs prɛsɪˈdɛnʃəl/
translation icon : vicepresidencial
  • You'll also remember that after the vice presidential debate, bloggers zoomed in on Joe Biden's notes.
  • a vice-presidential candidate
  • a vice-presidential nominee
  • a vice-presidential nomination

Joining me now, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance.

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Examples

  • In fact, he stalled after the vice presidential debate and the second presidential debate.

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  • Joe Biden specifically referred to his belief in Catholic social teaching during the vice-presidential debate.

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  • As Vice President Joe Biden said during the vice presidential debate, "We are leaving Afghanistan in 2014."

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  • For the most part, however, her performance at the vice presidential debate last night has received widespread praise.

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  • Now they say these vice presidential debates don't matter.

  • It's not all that unusual for a vice-presidential candidate to go low-profile.

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  • Tune in tomorrow to see the vice presidential debate at 9:00 PM EST.

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  • FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

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  • Joining me now, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance.

  • The country is preparing for the upcoming vice-presidential debate next month.

Surface Forms

Morphology

vice-presidential = vice-president (transparent) = vice + president + ial

Formed from the easily recognizable base 'vice-president' with the adjectival suffix '-ial', meaning 'relating to a vice-president' is directly derived.

Etymology

Vice-presidential joins vice ('in place of') with president ('the person in charge'). So it describes things that belong to or relate to the person who stands in for the president.