Presidency

The word Presidency is often used to describe the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation.

Older Meaning

The older meaning of the word "presidency" is that of a town or city which was placed in a governing role over other cities and of a territory. Presidency towns and cities existed in the Spanish American Empire and in the British Indian Empire. Presidencies then developed into provinces. In British India, three presidencies dominated: Bengal, Madras and Bombay.

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