president

[ prez-i-duhnt ]
See synonyms for president on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the chief executive of the United States: sworn in as the 56th president of Mexico.

  2. an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.

  1. the chief officer of a college, university, society, corporation, etc.

  2. a person who presides.

Origin of president

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin praesident- (stem of praesidēns ), noun use of present participle of praesidēre “to preside over, sit in front of”; see preside, -ent

Words that may be confused with president

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use president in a sentence

  • The exercise of learning the names of the twenty-four Presidents is a good one for this purpose.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • No accidental relations of parts of names is resorted to, as was done in the case of the American Presidents.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • Those who were Presidents for less than four years died in office and were succeeded by Vice-Presidents.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • If he be a Filipino, he is usually elected by vote of the vice-presidents (ex-mayors) and municipal councillors of the province.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • However, he was going to visit a railroad president, and railroad presidents were said by Mandy to go in for style.

    Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland

British Dictionary definitions for president

president

/ (ˈprɛzɪdənt) /


noun
  1. (often capital) the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US

  2. (in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc

  1. a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc

  2. the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education

Origin of president

1
C14: via Old French from Late Latin praesidens ruler; see preside

Derived forms of president

  • presidential (ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl), adjective
  • presidentially, adverb
  • presidentship, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012