president

noun

pres·i·dent | \ ˈpre-zə-dənt

, ˈprez-dənt, ˈpre-zə-ˌdent, in rapid speech ˈpre-zᵊnt\

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 (such as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies

4 : the presiding officer of a governmental body

5a : 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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Examples of president in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference tomorrow. the president of the international conference on genocide

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In May 1969, a controversial election for student body president at Dudley High School turned into an open revolt against police repression and racial segregation. — Eric Ginsburg, Teen Vogue, "The Forgotten History of Greensboro's A&T/Dudley Revolt," 20 May 2019 CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl reportedly revealed the news at the network's press upfronts. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "'Madam Secretary' Is Officially Ending and Everyone Is Crushed," 15 May 2019 According to then Ford Australia president Graeme Whickman, speaking to CarAdvice in July 2017, Ford made several improvements to the PowerShift transmission on vehicles after the 2016 model year. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "What You Need to Know about Ford's PowerShift Transmission Problems," 13 May 2019 The first order of business was a pre-anniversary party at said izakaya with the beauty brand's president Kazuhiro Kawabata. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "What Kitao's Matcha Skin-Care Line Taught Me About Japanese Beauty," 11 May 2019 These agents, according to Microsoft’s vice-president of communications Frank Shaw, would perform tasks like fetching content, providing photo suggestions, translating data, and even co-authoring in places. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft launches 'Fluid Framework' to transform the traditional Office document," 6 May 2019 To date, eight US presidents have visited Sunnylands, beginning with Dwight Eisenhower, with the most recent being Barack Obama. — Steven Stolman, House Beautiful, "Sunnylands: The California Mansion That Has Hosted Frank Sinatra, Queen Elizabeth, and More," 18 Apr. 2019 As a result, the Trump administration's antitrust agenda has not been dramatically different from that of previous Republican presidents. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Republicans are mad at Google for search bias—will they do anything about it?," 12 Dec. 2018 Decades later, in 1950, U.S. Congress agreed upon a resolution for the president to ask Americans to observe Memorial Day. — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, "When Is Memorial Day? Here's What You Need to Know About the Observance," 1 Mar. 2019

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president

noun

English Language Learners Definition of president

: the head of the government in some countries

: someone who has the highest position in an organization or business

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president

noun

pres·i·dent | \ ˈpre-zə-dənt

Kids Definition of president

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

president

noun, often capitalized

pres·i·dent | \ ˈpre-zə-dənt, -ˌdent

Legal 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 the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate — U.S. Constitution art. I

5a : 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

Other Words from president

presidential \ ˌpre-zə-ˈden-chəl

\ adjective

presidentially adverb

presidentship noun

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