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vicepresidente

vice president

noun vee-cheh-preh-zee-DEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from vice-, 'in place of', plus presidente

Also means

deputy chairman

Usage Note

Vicepresidente ends in -e, so it serves both genders with only the article changing (il/la vicepresidente). The prefix vice- attaches to many titles, like vicedirettore. The plural is vicepresidenti.

Examples

"Il vicepresidente ha tenuto il discorso."

Natural Translation

The vice president gave the speech.

Literal Translation

The vice-president has held the speech.

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