ex-president

[eks-prez-i-duhnt]

noun

1. a former president.

   ex-president of the company.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ex-president¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The ex-president remains in Peru and said earlier this week that she would stay in the country pending several investigations into alleged abuses of power, which she denies.

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The ex-president rejected the case as "arbitrary" and said the courts were being used as an "instrument of oppression".

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The latest move comes weeks after the ex-president, who governed Brazil from January 2019 to December 2022, was sentenced to 27 years in jail after he was found guilty of plotting a coup.

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Bolsonaro's Liberal Party has been advocating for an amnesty for them and for the ex-president ever since.

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A 4-1 majority of justices on Brazil's Supreme Court found the ex-president guilty of plotting a coup after losing the election to Lula and sentenced him to 27 years in prison.

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