president

pres·i·dent

noun
\ˈpre-zə-dənt, ˈprez-dənt, ˈpre-zə-ˌdent in rapid speech ˈpre-z^ənt\

Definition of PRESIDENT

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

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

— pres·i·den·tial \ˌpre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl, ˌprez-ˈden(t)-\ adjective

— pres·i·den·tial·ly \-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

— pres·i·dent·ship \ˈpre-zə-dənt-ˌship, ˈprez-dənt-, ˈpre-zə-ˌdent-\ noun

Examples of PRESIDENT

1. The President will hold a news conference tomorrow.
2. <the president of the international conference on genocide>

Origin of PRESIDENT

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praesident-, praesidens, from present participle of praesidēre

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PRESIDENT

Synonyms: chairman, chairperson, moderator, chair, presider, prolocutor, speaker

Related Words: chairwoman; cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with PRESIDENT

accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, confident, devilment, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement