president
nounadjectiveverbnountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- Canada//ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt//
- Australia//ˈpɹez.ɪ.dənt//
- New Zealand//ˈpɹe̝z.ɘ.dɘnt//
The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
noun
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The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
The vast majority of presidents have been male.
Well, nobody else can make a decision but me because I was the President and the final decision comes to the President, you know. I used to have a sign on my desk that said, "The Buck Stops Here." The buck stops at the president's desk when he's president of the United States, and he either makes the decisions or he lets them go by default, and you can't afford to do that when you're president.
[…] to change the pattern of the last 220 years of only voting for a white male president, and elect a woman president […]
The call, which is the first known conversation between the presidents since Trump assumed office last month, came as as^([sic]) Trump makes clear to his advisers he wants to bring the Ukraine conflict to a swift end. […] The last US president to visit Russia was Barack Obama in 2013, when he attended a G20 summit.
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A person presiding over a corporation, usually an executive overseeing daily operations under a chief executive officer but sometimes a separate position held by a CEO.
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A person presiding over a meeting.
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President,[…]
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A person presiding over a dinner or similar informal conversation.
At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night.
Etymology
From Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.
adjective
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archaicOccupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
His angels president / In every province.
verb
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To act as president; to do presidential duties.
noun
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Variant of precedentobsoleteObsolete form of precedent.
The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops, To thruſt his doting father from his chaire, And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen, Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate. What better preſident than mightie Ioue?
Forms
- plural
- presidents
- past tense
- presidented
- past participle
- presidented
- present participle
- presidenting
- third person singular
- presidents
president · The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the…
President · An honorific for the head of state of a republic.presidential · Pertaining to a president or presidency.Presley · A surname from Old English.