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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency
  当然，拥有最高权力者依然是总统。
• 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。
• They have been calling the Presidency decision a backroom deal.
  他们称总统人选问题是个幕后交易。
• On 1 December the presidency of the Security Council automatically transfers from the US to Yemen.
  12月1日，联合国安全理事会的轮值主席国职位自动地由美国移交给也门。
• 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。
• And I hope to restore respect to the presidency.
  我希望恢复对总统任期的尊重。
• The elections last Saturday were for four contests, the presidency, parliament, senate and local government.
  上个星期六举行了四场选举，包括总统、众议院、参议院和地方政府的选举。