meaning of presidency
1. The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.
3. The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.
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.
5. the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his
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