presidencies

noun

1. 1

   The office or role of president.

   “After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.”

2. 2

   The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.

   “Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.”

3. 3

   The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

   “Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.”