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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

Etymology

Origin of potus

From the Latin word pōtus

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

“The POTUS, an acronym for president of the United States, wants to know everything we’re doing. The president was Barack Obama. He knew,” Bongino said.

From Fox News • May 11, 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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