veep
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- noun
- /viːp/
- Slang
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vicepresidente
- Whether Mitt Romney chooses Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his veep or not will be the determinant.
- former veep
- veep's aide
- veep says
Here's the Veeps big entrance at the Youth America Foundation.
- Here's the Veeps big entrance at the Youth America Foundation.
- Let's let's go over here because there's big news for the Democratic ticket and what many call the Veep stakes.
- We also we also heard from almost Veep and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro who tried to show that he's with it.
Examples
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Perry on Romney veep pick: 'As long as it's not me, I'll be cool.'
Blog text (18) -
The next big chance to pounce is when Romney picks a veep. Did veep release or not?
Blog text (31) -
Because I would like to show it to the regional veep in the morning.
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But the veep was skeptical, and he left it up to Junior to pass judgment on me and my request.
Academic text (2011) -
Second-termers do worry about the next election; they want a successor from their party (typically their veep).
Blog text (14) -
Veeps and their families are allowed to borrow artwork from national galleries and museums.
Blog text (24) -
The veep attended the meeting to discuss new policies.
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As the new veep, she is responsible for managing the department's budget.
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Everyone in the room turned to the veep when the main speaker was delayed.
Synonyms
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A senior leader who is second in charge and takes over when the leader is away
A person who helps run a company and ranks just below the president
Surface Forms
Etymology
Veep is an informal shortening of vice-president and it also sounds like saying the letters 'V' and 'P' together. The vice- part means 'in place of', so a veep is the person who can stand in for the president.