| 单词 | presidential |
| 释义 | presidential (once / 292 pages) adj Anything presidential has something to do with a president, or with the office of the presidency. A line of black cars with flashing lights driving down a Washington, DC street is probably the presidential motorcade. In the US, the presidential residence is the White House, and the presidential term is four years. A presidential election can seem like it lasts even longer. You can also use this adjective for things that are typical or appropriate for a president. A presidential wave, whether the president gives it or not, is commanding and confident. And it's well known that candidates who don't look presidential aren't often elected, even if they're more than capable of running the country. WORD FAMILYpresidential: presidentially, unpresidential+/presidency: presidencies/president: ex-president, presidency, presidential, presidents, presidentship/presidentship: presidentships/unpresidential: unpresidentially USAGE EXAMPLESHer no-show brought criticism from lawmakers, who serve as prosecutors during the presidential impeachment trial. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Berger rose to Internet fame by creating bizarre videos about the presidential campaign for the online video network Super Deluxe. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) He will never be able to elude the often paralyzing seclusion of presidential leadership. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj relating to a president or presidency presidential aides presidential veto 2adj befitting a president criticized the candidate for not looking presidential Syn|Ant statesmanlike, statesmanly marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman unpresidential not presidential unstatesmanlikenot statesmanlike |
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