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  • potus
    potus
    noun
    (in prescriptions) a drink.
  • POTUS
    POTUS
    noun
    President of the United States (a code name used especially by the Secret Service).

potus

1 American  
[poh-tuhs] / ˈpoʊ təs /

noun

  • poti
    plural
  1. (in prescriptions) a drink.


POTUS 2 American  
[poh-tuhs] / ˈpoʊ təs /

noun

  1. President of the United States (a code name used especially by the Secret Service).


POTUS British  
/ ˈpəʊtəs /

acronym

  1. informal (in the US) President of the United States

"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

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Etymology

Origin of potus

From the Latin word pōtus

Example Sentences

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“I think potus really wants the deliverable,” one of the diplomats wrote, using the acronym for president of the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2019

The behavior exhibited by Rattus potus has prompted similarly odd comportment among lesser species, including:

From Washington Post Sep. 24, 2018

“Going after a 94-year-old former President’s promotion of volunteerism. I don’t mind potus being a fighter. I do mind him being rude.”

From Washington Post Jul. 9, 2018

“Yes, bc potus wants to know everything we are doing,” Page wrote back.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2018

Sirs, by all these causes ye should think, Quae sunt rationabiles, That good wine should be best of all drink, Inter potus potabiles.

From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Hilaire Belloc

One is the new POTUS; the other is a poo notice.

From Washington Post Dec. 16, 2021

The acronym follows that other annoying abbreviation: POTUS.

From Fox News Jul. 6, 2020

In May 2017, Richard Higgins, who worked in the National Security Council's strategic planning office wrote and circulated a seven-page memo called "POTUS & Political Warfare," which reportedly reached Donald Trump's desk.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2019

On Tuesday another potential primary candidate who would have competed with Biden for moderate voters—Michael Bloomberg—announced that he’s going to focus on funding advocacy campaigns rather than running for POTUS.

From Slate Mar. 7, 2019

They’d take a bullet for POTUS, as detailed in the new documentary special “US Secret Service: On the Front Line.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2018

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