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president

noun

ˈpre-zə-dənt

Definition of president

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 Broccoli will be the first female president in the NFTS’s history. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026 Former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham is set to take over as DC Studios’ president and chief creative officer following Gunn and Safran’s departure. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026 Catherine Morrissey, daughter of cofounder Susan White Morrissey and president of the company for the past eight years, has been elevated to chief executive officer, succeeding her mother. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026 The office remains vacant until the People’s Consultative Assembly elects a replacement from two candidates nominated by the president within 60 days. — Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for president

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The fashion designer, arts patron and Khee Soju founder welcomed guests including Julia Garner, Sofia Vergara, Paris Hilton, Alix Earle, and Salma Hayek Pinault and her husband, Kering chairman François-Henri Pinault to her private residence.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026
Your incoming House Oversight Committee chairman, Robert Garcia, put it simply as to his agenda.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

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Neal is also chairperson of the trust for Meta's Oversight Board, which is responsible for examining whether Meta's decisions to remove or leave up content on Facebook, Instagram or Threads were in line with the company's policies and values.

— Laya Neelakandan,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
Tundu Lissu, a Tanzanian opposition leader and chairperson of the Chadema party, was sentenced to four years in prison after he was convicted of inciting people to disrupt last year's election but was acquitted of the more serious charge of treason.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of chairperson

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In some ways, BRPH acts as the moderator for what the customers want, and building it to follow all the regulations.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
In the r/AO3 community on Reddit, moderators have set up megathreads for the purpose of helping members find and share copies of their favorite stories.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026

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