president
the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the chief executive of the United States: sworn in as the 56th president of Mexico.
an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.
the chief officer of a college, university, society, corporation, etc.
a person who presides.
Origin of president
1Words that may be confused with president
- precedence, precedents, presidents
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How to use president in a sentence
It is also the one worn by Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and George W. Bush.
The next time all the presidents from North and South America meet will be at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in April.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers | Catalina Lobo-Guererro | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost of the actions taken by prior presidents were more limited in size, scope and benefits.
Now, the foundation has presidents, boards, and accountants, and their job is to file.
Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie | Marlow Stern | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnder unusually blue skies in Beijing, the American and Chinese presidents vow cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment | Ben Leung | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 ForemanHowever, 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
/ (ˈprɛzɪdənt) /
(often capital) the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
(in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc
a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc
the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education
Origin of president
1Derived forms of president
- presidential (ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl), adjective
- presidentially, adverb
- presidentship, noun
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