presidency

英 [ˈprezɪdənsi]

美 [ˈprezɪdənsi]

n.  主席的职位(或任期等); 总统的职位(或任期等)

复数：presidencies　

CET6TOEFL

Collins.3 / BNC.5207 / COCA.3432

牛津词典

noun

• 主席的职位（或任期等）；总统的职位（或任期等）
  the job of being president of a country or an organization; the period of time sb holds this job
  1. the current holder of the EU presidency
     现任欧盟主席
  2. He was a White House official during the Bush presidency.
     他是布什任总统时的白宫官员。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 总统职位；总裁职位；主席职位
  Thepresidencyof a country or organization is the position of being the president or the period of time during which someone is president.
  1. Britain will support him as a candidate for the presidency of the organisation...
     英国会支持他竞选这个组织的主席职位。
  2. Poverty had declined during his presidency.
     在他担任总统期间，贫困人口减少了。

英英释义

noun

• the office and function of president
  1. Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time
  Synonym:presidentship
• the tenure of a president
  1. things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
  Synonym:presidential termadministration

双语例句

• Before his election to the presidency, Mitterrand had enjoyed a long and varied career.
  在当选总统之前，密特朗有过一段漫长的职业生涯，干过很多不同的工作。
• Any aspirant to the presidency here must be seriously rich
  要想当这儿的主席一定要家财万贯。
• He was already preparing his run for the presidency.
  他已经开始为参选总统做准备了。
• Rather it is that I revered the office of the presidency of the United states.
  相反，这说明了我对美国总统一职的尊敬。
• Few expected that he would declare his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the presidency
  几乎没人预料到他会宣布参加民主党总统候选人的竞选。
• The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
  议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。
• This seems to me the guiding principle of the Obama presidency.
  在我看来，这似乎是奥巴马总统的指导原则。
• You are not going to be able to hide behind the presidency.
  你再也不能隐藏在你总统的权力下了。
• Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency
  当然，拥有最高权力者依然是总统。
• The presidency is beginning to appear a political irrelevance
  总统一职似乎正在沦为政治上的摆设。