vacancy
IPA: vˈeɪkʌnsi
noun
- An unoccupied position or job.
- An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
- Empty space.
- A blank mind, unoccupied with thought.
- Lack of intelligence or understanding.
- (physics) A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice
Examples of "vacancy" in Sentences
- Senate in 1811 to fill the vacancy in the term.
- The lack of occupancy in this sense is a vacancy.
- The vacancy was due to the death of a councillor.
- The Governor appoints Justices in the case of a vacancy.
- The first vacancy was in 1871, before the Constitution of 1875.
- The vacancy was due to the resignation of an independent councillor.
- At the election, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
- In the case of a vacancy the Governor fills the position by appointment.
- This is the longest vacancy in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church.