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
But the peace effort ultimately faltered after Iran could not commit to giving up its nuclear ambitions, the president said.
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
For president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, the main area of concern is losing Cade Horton to season-ending surgery on his right elbow.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But the American pope has become increasingly outspoken against certain policies of the American president.
—Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Sarsour has been the board president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the largest Islamic organization in the state, for five years.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
For president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, the main area of concern is losing Cade Horton to season-ending surgery on his right elbow.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But the American pope has become increasingly outspoken against certain policies of the American president.
—Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Sarsour has been the board president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the largest Islamic organization in the state, for five years.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for president
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Parliament also reappointed the chairman of the constitutional tribunal, attorney general, and judges of the Supreme Court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Asian University Basketball League helmed by Alibaba co-chairman and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has completed a Series A funding round featuring investments from Yao Ming, David Blitzer and Marc Lasry.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The bill would designate the CCC chair as the person responsible for personnel and administrative matters at the agency and makes explicit that the executive director is to report directly to the chairperson.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The panel’s members include the secretaries of agriculture, interior and the Army, the chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the administrators of both the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Matthew Brown,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Australian actor, 31, stars in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film (once widely believed to be an actual snuff film), opposite Barbie Ferreira, who plays a content moderator trying to thwart him.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, content moderator Margot (Barbie Ferreira) grows concerned and starts looking into the content, starting up a deadly cat-and-mouse game.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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