presidential

[ prez-i-den-shuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a president or presidency.
2. of the nature of a president.

Other Words From

• presi·dential·ly adverb
• nonpres·i·dential adjective
• postpres·i·dential adjective
• prepres·i·dential adjective
• unpres·i·dential adjective
• unpres·i·dential·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of presidential¹

From the Medieval Latin word praesidentiālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See presidency, -al ¹

Example Sentences

The hotel’s booked up, with only the $7,800 presidential suite available.

From Washington Post

During the fourth quarter of 2020 when it seemed all eyes were on the presidential election, 40% of the top stories were not political.

From Digiday

Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation, wants the world to know that Fox News won’t change, even as the network struggles through a ratings slump in the wake of the 2020 US presidential election.

From Quartz

Of these 15 states, 114 also broke down the results of the 2016 presidential election by voting method.

From FiveThirtyEight

The crew also looks at Republican proposals to change election laws in Georgia and other states in the wake of their 2020 presidential election loss.

From FiveThirtyEight

Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.

From The Daily Beast

Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

From The Daily Beast

Just 47 percent of Asian-Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election.

From The Daily Beast

Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.

From The Daily Beast

There are four photos there of representative presidential candidates.

From The Daily Beast

Here is a distinguished statesman with presidential possibilities; I shall proceed to fall in love with him.'

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore, he came to the Presidency well prepared to assume presidential duties.

From Project Gutenberg

Tyler approved the annexation of Texas to the Union near the end of his Presidential administration.

From Project Gutenberg

Virginia made national headlines in the Presidential election of 1928.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a prominent candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1876.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• administrative
• bureaucratic
• gubernatorial
• legal
• legislative
• regulatory
• supervisory