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The word presidency is often used to describe the administration
Administration (government)

The term administration, as used in the Context of government, differs according to jurisdiction....
 or the executive
Executive (government)

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, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
 of a state or nation. It is also the governing authority
First Presidency

In the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency was the highest governing body in the Latter Day Saint church established by Joseph Smith, Jr....
 of some churches.

For example, in a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
 with a presidential system
Presidential system

A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not wikt:accountable and which cannot, in normal circumstances, wikt:dismiss it....
 of government, the presidency is the executive branch of government, and is personified by a single elected man or woman who holds the office of "president".






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The word presidency is often used to describe the administration
Administration (government)

The term administration, as used in the Context of government, differs according to jurisdiction....
 or the executive
Executive (government)

Sorry, no overview for this topic
, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
 of a state or nation. It is also the governing authority
First Presidency

In the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency was the highest governing body in the Latter Day Saint church established by Joseph Smith, Jr....
 of some churches.

For example, in a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
 with a presidential system
Presidential system

A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not wikt:accountable and which cannot, in normal circumstances, wikt:dismiss it....
 of government, the presidency is the executive branch of government, and is personified by a single elected man or woman who holds the office of "president". In practice, it includes a much larger collective of people, such as chiefs of staff, advisor
Advisor

Advisor or adviser may refer to:...
s and other bureaucrats.

The term is also sometimes used to describe the time period in office held by an individual president. For example, the presidency of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the only president to resign the office....
 overlapped many important developments.

Other states and organizations may have other systems, such as a collective presidency. The presidency of the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
 is held on a rotating basis by the various national governments of the member states. The presidency of British crown colonies
Crown colony

A Crown colony was a type of colonial administration of the British Empire.Crown colonies were ruled by a governor appointed by The Crown . Though the term was not used at the time, the first of what would later become known as Crown colonies was the Colony of Virginia in the present-day United States, after the Crown took control from the...
 is held by the office of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 colonial secretary
Colonial Secretary

In Government of the United Kingdom usage, Colonial Secretary had two different meanings:* The Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Cabinet minister who headed the Colonial Office, was commonly referred to as the Colonial Secretary....
.

The presidency may also refer to the holder of a non-governmental office of president in a corporation, business, charity, university, etc or to the institutional arrangement around them. For example "the presidency of the Red Cross refused to support his idea."

See also

  • Presidency of the Council of the European Union
    Presidency of the Council of the European Union

    Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the responsibility for the functioning of the Council of the European Union which is rotated between European Union member states every six months....
  • Imperial Presidency
    Imperial Presidency

    Imperial Presidency is a term that became popular in the 1960s and that served as the title of a 1973 volume by historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr....
  • First Presidency
    First Presidency

    In the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency was the highest governing body in the Latter Day Saint church established by Joseph Smith, Jr....
  • Presidencies of British India