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
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In 2024, the Democratic presidential candidate received 150,000 fewer votes in Brooklyn than in 2020.
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Adam Davis, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Nobody is seriously floating Bob Iger or Howard Schultz as a 2028 presidential prospect — the business-builder, centrist blank canvas onto which Americans might project their hopes and dreams.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
An artificial intelligence video unveiled in March includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Though the Omaha-area district has been in GOP hands for all but two years in the last three decades, the district has voted Democrat in three of the last five presidential elections.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Adam Davis, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Nobody is seriously floating Bob Iger or Howard Schultz as a 2028 presidential prospect — the business-builder, centrist blank canvas onto which Americans might project their hopes and dreams.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
An artificial intelligence video unveiled in March includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Though the Omaha-area district has been in GOP hands for all but two years in the last three decades, the district has voted Democrat in three of the last five presidential elections.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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“Presidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidential. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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