Presidency

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1. Noun

The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.

2. Noun

The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.

3. Noun

The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.

4. Noun

One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.

5. Noun

the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
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