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president

[ prez-i-duhnt ]

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.


president

/ 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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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԳپ, adverb
  • ˈԳˌ󾱱, noun
  • presidential, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of president1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin praesident- (stem of ŧԲ ), noun use of present participle of ŧ “to preside over, sit in front of”; preside, -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of president1

C14: via Old French from Late Latin praesidens ruler; see preside
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After two days of stock market turmoil, however, this may also be remembered as the week the president's second-term agenda ran headfirst into economic - and political - reality.

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“I’ve long expressed my view that Congress has delegated too much authority on trade to the executive branch under Republican & Democrat presidents,” Grassley wrote on X.

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Matt Bennett, a vice president of the centrist Democratic group Third Way, discussed the candidate recruitment strategy of centrist Democrats and, as it stands, he said they’re focused on swing districts currently held by Republicans.

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