presidency
presidency 英 [ˈprezɪdənsi] 美 [ˈprɛzɪdənsi, -ˌdɛn-]
n. 总统（或董事长、会长、大学校长等）的职位（任期）；管辖；支配
名词复数:presidencies
- A presidency is the executive office of a country, state, company, or other large organization. It's also the way to refer to the whole length of time a president is president: "Washington's presidency ended after two terms."
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- n. 总统（或董事长、会长、大学校长等）的职位（任期）；管辖；支配
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1. I want to change the character of the presidency.
我想改变的是总统这一职务的本质。
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2. His election to the presidency climaxed his political career.
他的当选为总统使他的政治生涯达到最高峰。
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3. And what about her husband? What will his life be like after the presidency?
那么她的丈夫呢？在萨科奇的任期过后，他会做些什么呢？
- presidency (n.) 1590s, "office of a president," from Medieval Latin praesidentia "office of a president" (mid-13c.), from Latin praesidentem (nominative praesidens) "president, governor" (see president). Earlier in same sense was presidentship (1520s). Meaning "a president's term in office" is from 1610s.
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