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president

noun

ˈpre-zə-dənt

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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 On Washington Week With The Atlantic, panelists joined to discuss the president’s remarks, and more. — The Editors, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 Should the president have stayed out of the red-card business? — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 As president, Carter placed his family's peanut business in a blind trust. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The White House referred questions, including those about the president profiting off its office, to the company that owns Truth Social. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for president

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After the World Cup drew record audiences for Telemundo, the next question was how to continue building on such interest, said Cesar Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
In his first post-decision press conference as chairman, Warsh allocated 5% of sentences to policy-relevant topics, according to UBS.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

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Iqbal Ismail, chairperson of the eThekwini Clothing and Leather Association, said that clothing factories in the garment manufacturing hub of Newcastle are already shutting down operations.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Emirati curator and Sharjah royal family member Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been announced as the new chairperson of the Sharjah Museums Authority which oversees a network of cultural institutions across the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

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Unsurprisingly, a moderator for these town halls, American Economic Liberties Project senior advisor Alvaro Bedoya, cheered on the legal challenges.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
In the meantime, the former View moderator is appearing in her one-woman show, Common Knowledge, on Broadway.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026

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