presidential

[prez-i-den-shuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to a president or presidency.

2. of the nature of a president.

Other Word Forms

• presidentially adverb
• nonpresidential adjective
• postpresidential adjective
• prepresidential adjective
• unpresidential adjective
• unpresidentially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of presidential¹

From the Medieval Latin word praesidentiālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See presidency, -al ¹

Example Sentences

It and its leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, who only recently returned from exile, were disqualified from running after the Supreme Court ruled their legislative and presidential applications had been submitted after the deadline.

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Meanwhile, the corridors of the presidential palace in Brasília were buzzing.

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D’Aquino filed a petition for a presidential pardon, to restore her stripped U.S. citizenship.

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The outgoing CEO’s political affiliations remain opaque to the average American despite his tenure spanning four presidential administrations.

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During the 2016 presidential campaign, he infamously claimed, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.”

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Related Words

• administrative 
• bureaucratic 
• gubernatorial 
• legal 
• legislative 
• regulatory 
• supervisory