English Dictionary

veep

IPA（発音記号）

/viːp/

名詞

アメリカ英語 くだけた表現

(US politics, informal) The Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.

日本語の意味

米国の副大統領（カジュアルな表現。特に選挙期間中、候補者が複数いる場合に使われる） / または、その職務（副大統領職）を指すこともある

When the president fell ill, the veep stepped in to reassure the nation.

大統領が体調を崩したとき、アメリカ合衆国副大統領が国民を安心させるために説明に立った。

意味（1）

(US politics, informal) The Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.

She's running for veep.

意味（2）

(informal) Any vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)

I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some veeps.

veeps （ plural ）