vice-president

Noun capitalized: Vice-President

Vice-President (plural Vice-Presidents)

1. (alternative) Alternative form of Vice President.
   • Section. 4. The president, vice-president and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.1787 September 12, Committee of Style and Arrangement, Constitution of the United States (Draft), Philadelphia, archived from the original on 22 May 2022
   • It was settled, as long ago as the first Congress, at the instance of Madison, then in the Senate, and by the deciding vote of John Adams, then Vice-President, that even where the advice and consent of the Senate was necessary to the appointment of an officer, the President had the absolute power...1916, William Howard Taft, Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers, New York: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, →OL, page 56