01 n. The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
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Presidencies ((#))
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The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
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The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.
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The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.
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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.