president

American  

[prez-i-duhnt] / ˈprɛz ɪ dənt /

noun

1. the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the chief executive of the United States.

   sworn in as the 56th president of Mexico.

2. an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.

3. the chief officer of a college, university, society, corporation, etc.

4. a person who presides.

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president British  

/ ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl /

noun

1. (often capital) the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US

2. (in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc

3. a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc

4. the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education

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Other Word Forms

• presidential adjective
• presidentially adverb
• presidentship noun

Etymology

Origin of president

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin praesident- (stem of praesidēns ), noun use of present participle of praesidēre “to preside over, sit in front of”; preside, -ent

Example Sentences

"We now have a new precedent in this country that presidents and former presidents can testify before this committee," Garcia added.

From BBC

“We’ve had great conversations with the president about this, but ... I don’t want to speak for him in any way, shape or form,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The biggest issue is that we have to figure out how to stop letting so much garbage back here,” said Jeffrey Flocken, president and chief executive of the aquarium.

From Los Angeles Times

"There will be a Six Month phase out period for Agencies like the Department of War who are using Anthropic's products, at various levels," the US president said, referring to the Department of Defense.

From Barron's

Ms. Friday is a lawyer and president of Our Duty USA.

From The Wall Street Journal