presidential
adjective
pres·i·den·tial
ˌpre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
ˌprez-ˈden(t)-
1
a
: of, relating to, or befitting a president or a president's authority
presidential duties/responsibilities
a presidential pardon
a presidential manner/bearing
the presidential library
b
: of or relating to the election of a president
the presidential campaign
a presidential convention
c
: performing functions delegated by or under the authority of a president
a presidential committee
a presidential agent
2
: of, based upon, or having the characteristics of presidential government
a presidential system
a presidential republic
Examples of presidential in a Sentence
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Prosecutors want the trial to start this summer, while Trump's lawyers think it should be put off until well after the November presidential election.
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Greg Allen, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
The Organization of American States approved a resolution Wednesday endorsing a March 11 agreement in Jamaica to form the transition presidential panel.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels just days before the 2016 presidential election.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
That expectation has fueled speculation on Wall Street that the Fed might end up deciding to delay rate cuts until after the presidential election.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Hicks served as the Trump 2016 presidential campaign press secretary, and later became communications director in the Trump White House.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
In politics and the C-suite, older Americans are holding court: The current class of Congress has a median age of 59 and the upcoming election is a fight between the two oldest presidential candidates in the nation’s history.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
Every other presidential candidate was going to see him.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Others see the TikTok ban as a reason to turn to an alternative candidate, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The presidential candidate has seen explosive growth on TikTok since the ban passed the House and has continued to position himself as a staunch supporter of the app and its users.
—USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Greg Allen, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
The Organization of American States approved a resolution Wednesday endorsing a March 11 agreement in Jamaica to form the transition presidential panel.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels just days before the 2016 presidential election.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
That expectation has fueled speculation on Wall Street that the Fed might end up deciding to delay rate cuts until after the presidential election.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Hicks served as the Trump 2016 presidential campaign press secretary, and later became communications director in the Trump White House.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
In politics and the C-suite, older Americans are holding court: The current class of Congress has a median age of 59 and the upcoming election is a fight between the two oldest presidential candidates in the nation’s history.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
Every other presidential candidate was going to see him.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Others see the TikTok ban as a reason to turn to an alternative candidate, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The presidential candidate has seen explosive growth on TikTok since the ban passed the House and has continued to position himself as a staunch supporter of the app and its users.
—USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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