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.她希望成为当选美国总统的第一位女性。
- He was a White House official during the Bush presidency.他是布什任总统时的白宫官员。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + presidency- be nominated for
- run for
- stand for
- …
preposition- into somebody’s presidency
- under somebody’s presidency
See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin praesidentia, from praesidere ‘sit before’, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’.