Vice President

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government office political position public office

The Vice President is a high-ranking government official who typically serves as the second-in-command to the head of state or government and may assume their duties if they are unable to serve.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
First Vice President of the Republic 1
Vice President of Liberia 1
Vice President of the Philippines 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
existsInSystem presidential system ⓘ
semi-presidential system ⓘ
some parliamentary systems ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high-ranking ⓘ
national-level ⓘ
subordinate to head of government ⓘ
subordinate to head of state ⓘ
hasPower to assume presidency upon vacancy ⓘ
to perform delegated executive functions ⓘ
to serve as acting president ⓘ
hasRank second-in-command ⓘ
hasResponsibility advising head of government ⓘ
advising head of state ⓘ
representing state in official functions ⓘ
supporting head of government ⓘ
supporting head of state ⓘ
hasRole acting head of government ⓘ
acting head of state ⓘ
constitutional successor ⓘ
presidential successor ⓘ
hasScope national ⓘ
hasSuccessionOrder first in line to presidency in many countries ⓘ
hasTermType fixed term ⓘ
may be renewable ⓘ
hasTypicalMethodOfSelection appointment ⓘ
election ⓘ
isDefinedBy national constitution ⓘ
statutory law ⓘ
isPartOf cabinet ⓘ
national government ⓘ
isStyleOfAddress Madam Vice President ⓘ
Mr. Vice President ⓘ
mayAssumeDutiesOf head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
mayBeRemovedBy constitutional succession rules ⓘ
impeachment ⓘ
resignation ⓘ
mayHaveAdditionalRole cabinet member ⓘ
member of national security council ⓘ
presiding officer of upper house of legislature ⓘ
special envoy ⓘ
positionIn executive branch ⓘ
reportsTo head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
requires oath of office ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Vice President of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Vice President of Liberia
Madam Vice President → hasComponent → Vice President ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vizekanzler
VP → officeHolderTitle → Vice President ⓘ
subject surface form: Vice President of the United States
this entity surface form: Vice President of the Republic
this entity surface form: First Vice President of the Republic