presidencies

noun | \ ˈpre-zə-dən-sē, -ˌden- \ | pres·i·den·cy

1. a : the office of president

   b : the office of president of the U.S.; also : the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies : the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies

2. : the term during which a president holds office

3. : the action or function of one that presides