president
noun
pres·i·dent ˈpre-zə-dənt 
ˈprez-dənt,
ˈpre-zə-ˌdent,
in rapid speech ˈpre-zᵊnt
1
: an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
2
: an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
3
: the chief officer of an organization (such as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
4
: the presiding officer of a governmental body
5
a
: an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b
: an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
presidentship
ˈpre-zə-dənt-ˌship
noun ˈprez-dənt-
ˈpre-zə-ˌdent-
Synonyms
- chair
- chairman
- chairperson
- moderator
- presider
- prolocutor
- speaker
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Example Sentences
The President will hold a news conference tomorrow. the president of the international conference on genocide
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Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Every single person that okayed this in the White House should be immediately fired for being too dumb to advise any president regardless of party. Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 Board members made additional revisions based off the criticism received in the last meeting, said Rachel Gauthier, board president. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 William Ruto will be inaugurated as Kenya's new president today. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Donna O’Connell helped bring the idea to Palos Hills after Palos Hills Kiwanis Club president Clay Gervais read about another Field of Honor presentation. Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Night Capital’s board of directors is composed of Duchscher, Kerns, Moore, Night president Ezra Cooperstein and TCG principal Jacob Smilovitz. Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his leadership would be a strongly Christian one. Cara Anna And Brian Inganga, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022 Boston Public Library president David Leonard thanked the city for funding the renovations. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praesident-, praesidens, from present participle of praesidēre
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing president
Kids Definition
president
noun
pres·i·dent ˈpre-zə-dənt
1
: the head of the government and chief executive officer of a modern republic
2
: the chief officer of a company, organization, or society
a bank president
a college president
Legal Definition
president
noun
pres·i·dent ˈpre-zə-dənt, -ˌdent
often capitalized
1
: an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
2
: an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
3
: the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
4
: the presiding officer of a governmental body
the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate U.S. Constitution art. I
U.S. Constitution art. I5
a
: an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b
: an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
president
noun
as in chairman
a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide Synonyms & Similar Words
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- chairman
- chairperson
- moderator
- presider
- chair
- speaker
- chairwoman
- prolocutor
- cochairman
- copresident
- cochair
- cochairperson
- cochairwoman