ex-president
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ex-president
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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"If you look at El Chapo's trial, he doesn't even mention Juan Orlando Hernández," the ex-president tells the BBC.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Earlier this month, Mayweather sued Showtime and its ex-president Stephen Espinoza, alleging that they conspired with Mayweather’s former manager Al Haymon to divert a large chunk of his earnings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Andrew’s hobnobbing with relatives of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Tunisia’s ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted during a popular uprising, raised questions from concerned lawmakers in Britain’s parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
“Bonilla Gone With Hornet,” the New York Times reported Dec. 24, 1910, after the gunboat left New Orleans carrying Honduras’s ex-president Manuel Bonilla, American mercenaries, arms, and ammunition.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Soon, the old president was the ex-president on an airplane to Puerto Rico.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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