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
Synonyms
Examples of president in a Sentence
The President will hold a news conference tomorrow.
the president of the international conference on genocide
Recent Examples on the Web
His communications office flagged the manipulated content earlier this week, and said there’s no such directive from the president.
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TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
After an invigorating Monday spent in court, the former president reiterated his support and sympathy for Mr. Johnson in a chat with the conservative radio host John Fredericks.
—Michelle Cottle, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
The press is toward the back of the plane and kept separate from the president and most White House staff.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
While working at Anton as president of international production and distribution, Gaget helped the mini studio to ramp up the slate production and international ales team to support guiding the further international growth of the company.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The Ivy League school has been the epicenter of student protests for over a week, especially after the university's president, Minouche Shafik, called in the New York City Police Department and more than 100 students were arrested last Thursday.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
In the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan was president, for-profit healthcare was just taking off.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Rod Wood, the president of the Lions, began lobbying the league to bring the draft to Detroit.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The pair, both past presidents of the WGA West, were honored with the guild’s Morgan Cox Awards for dedicated service.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
After an invigorating Monday spent in court, the former president reiterated his support and sympathy for Mr. Johnson in a chat with the conservative radio host John Fredericks.
—Michelle Cottle, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
The press is toward the back of the plane and kept separate from the president and most White House staff.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
While working at Anton as president of international production and distribution, Gaget helped the mini studio to ramp up the slate production and international ales team to support guiding the further international growth of the company.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The Ivy League school has been the epicenter of student protests for over a week, especially after the university's president, Minouche Shafik, called in the New York City Police Department and more than 100 students were arrested last Thursday.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
In the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan was president, for-profit healthcare was just taking off.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Rod Wood, the president of the Lions, began lobbying the league to bring the draft to Detroit.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The pair, both past presidents of the WGA West, were honored with the guild’s Morgan Cox Awards for dedicated service.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
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president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈprez-əd-ənt
ˈprez-dənt,
ˈprez-ə-ˌdent
1
: a person who presides over a meeting
2
: the chief officer of an organization
a bank president
college president
president of our club
3
: the chief executive officer or the chief of state in a republic
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
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