as in chairman
a person in charge of a meeting
the president of the international conference on genocide
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Recent Examples of president
Dave Jenkins Elevated to President of Haslam Sports Group
Haslam Sports Group (HSG) announced that Dave Jenkins has been elevated to president.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Today, 300,000 positions in France’s restaurant and hospitality industry remain to be filled, says Thierry Marx, president of France’s Union of Hotel Trades and Industries (UMIH).
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Hoffa, who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, was known to be heavily involved in organized crime and was thought to have been murdered by the Mafia.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Today, 300,000 positions in France’s restaurant and hospitality industry remain to be filled, says Thierry Marx, president of France’s Union of Hotel Trades and Industries (UMIH).
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Hoffa, who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, was known to be heavily involved in organized crime and was thought to have been murdered by the Mafia.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for president
Noun
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Miran currently serves as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tan previously served as the CEO of Cadence Design from 2009 to 2021 and as its executive chairman from 2021 to 2023.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Harry and his co-founder Seeiso, 59, left their roles as patrons in March in solidarity with the then-trustees who had resigned in a dispute with chairperson Dr. Sophie Chandauka.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Frank Carone, the mayor’s campaign chairperson, is a consultant on the Bally’s project, and Vito Pitta, the campaign’s lawyer, has also been a lobbyist for the casino bid.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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Paul Mitchell, the CEO of IAC and one of the moderators at the Monterey Physical AI Summit feels that in the space of < 1 year since the last panel was conducted in Indianapolis, understanding and application of physical AI has grown dramatically.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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During that discussion, the moderator, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, mentioned that 49 percent of doctors are still responding to prior auth requests on paper.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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