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Vice president

A vice president (Hebrew: סגן נשיא, Sagan Nasi; Spanish: vicepresidente; French: vice-président) is an officer in government or business who is below or subordinate to the president or chief executive. The position may be a lower-level assistant and deputy who is elected separately or a superior officer coreigned equally with the president. The name comes from the Latin vice- "in place of" and praesidere "to lead".

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Vice president
Officer in government or business
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on the executive branch of the government, university or company. The name comes from the Latin term vice meaning "in place of" and typically serves as pro tempore to the president. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president. In everyday speech, the abbreviation VP is used.
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