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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Maduro has ruled Venezuela with an iron fist since 2013 and has clung to power despite an apparently decisive loss in the 2024 presidential election.
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Sherrill’s victory could boost Democrats’ optimism about those races next year as the party has continued grappling with the loss of former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The real crux of the outrage against Spilsbury was her endorsement of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the November presidential election.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The state’s gubernatorial elections typically come a year after the presidential campaign, and historically, the party that won the White House loses Virginia's Executive Mansion the next year.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Sherrill’s victory could boost Democrats’ optimism about those races next year as the party has continued grappling with the loss of former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The real crux of the outrage against Spilsbury was her endorsement of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the November presidential election.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The state’s gubernatorial elections typically come a year after the presidential campaign, and historically, the party that won the White House loses Virginia's Executive Mansion the next year.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Presidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidential. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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