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Presidency vs. Residency — What's the Difference?

Presidency vs. Residency — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Presidency and Residency

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Presidency

A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by a single elected person who holds the office of "president", in practice, the presidency includes a much larger collective of people, such as chiefs of staff, advisers and other bureaucrats.

Residency

The fact of living in a place
A government ruling confirmed the returning refugees' right to residency

Presidency

The office, function, or term of a president.

Residency

The official residence of the Governor General's representative or other government agent, especially at the court of an Indian state.

Presidency

The office of president of a republic.
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Residency

An organization of intelligence agents in a foreign country
He made contact with the KGB residency in Aden

Presidency

The office of the president of the United States.

Residency

A musician's regular engagement at a club or other venue
He saw me at a folk club where I was doing the residency one Sunday night

Presidency

A governing body on a local level consisting of three men.

Residency

A period of specialized medical training in a hospital; the position of a resident.

Presidency

The chief administrative body of the church.

Residency

The position or term of a medical resident.

Presidency

The office or role of president.
After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.

Residency

The house of a colonial resident.

Presidency

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.

Residency

The sphere of authority of a colonial resident.

Presidency

The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.

Residency

Residence.

Presidency

(Mormonism) A supreme local council made up of three persons; usually capitalized; also First Presidency the highest authority.

Residency

The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

Presidency

One of the three original provinces of British India.

Residency

The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.

Presidency

(Christianity) The role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.

Residency

The position or term of a medical resident.

Presidency

The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.

Residency

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.
The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.

Presidency

The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.

Residency

(espionage) rezidentura

Presidency

The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.

Residency

Residence.

Presidency

One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.

Residency

A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.

Presidency

The tenure of a president;
Things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration

Residency

The act of dwelling in a place

Presidency

The office and function of president;
Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time

Residency

The position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

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