presidency

presidency
    n 1: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the
         Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidency},
         {presidential term}, {administration}]
    2: the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson
       expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was
       customary before his time" [syn: {presidency},
       {presidentship}]
    

Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F.
   pr['e]sidence.]
   1. The function or condition of one who presides;
      superintendence; control and care.
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   2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the
      presidency.
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   3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,
      during the presidency of Madison.
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   4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the
      Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had
      a council of which its governor was president.
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PRESIDENCY, n.  The greased pig in the field game of American
politics.
    

133 Moby Thesaurus words for "presidency":
      acme, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate,
      aristocracy, authority, authorization, be-all and end-all,
      bishopric, blue ribbon, captainship, chairmanship, championship,
      chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry,
      chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, command, consulate,
      consulship, control, convenership, custody, deanery, dictatorship,
      dictature, directorate, directorship, dominion, effectiveness,
      emirate, episcopacy, first place, first prize, foremanship,
      generalship, governorship, guardianship, headship, hegemony,
      height, hierarchy, highest, imperium, influence, intendancy,
      jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, lordship, magistracy,
      magistrateship, magistrature, management, managership, masterdom,
      mastership, mastery, maximum, mayoralty, mayorship,
      metropolitanate, metropolitanship, most, ne plus ultra, new high,
      nobility, overseership, palms, papacy, paramountcy, pashadom,
      pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, pontificality, pontificate,
      popedom, popehood, popeship, power, prefectship, prefecture,
      premiership, presidentship, primacy, prime-ministership,
      prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate,
      proconsulship, proctorship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry,
      provostship, record, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship,
      rule, ruling class, say, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy,
      sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty,
      sovereignty, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency,
      supervisorship, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway,
      top spot, tribunate, vizierate, viziership, zenith