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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 Natoli worked the Herald’s financial side in the 1980s and eventually became its president a few years after Capen went into other national and international roles. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Videos posted on Instagram showed the populist president visiting the factory and inspecting and briefly operating a drone. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Smith will report to Disney president and chief creative officer Dana Walden, who announced the news Thursday. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Joe Earley, who had been co-president of direct-to-consumer, will move to a new role as president of Disney Entertainment Television franchise and content strategy, reporting to Deb OConnell. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for president

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And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The pro-el Sayed council chairman has publicly appeared alongside the Michigan Senate candidate, both of them appearing as conference speakers at CAIR’s annual 2018 conference, which focused that year on political organizing and activism.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

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The announcement — which was reported by local media and confirmed by Dubai sources — was made on Thursday by Mona Ghanem Al Marri, vice chairperson and managing director of the Dubai Media Council, during the Arab Media Summit.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Abednego Akok Kacuol was fired from his position as chairperson of the National Elections Commission without a reason being given publicly by Kiir.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Rogers' campaign released a statement accusing the station of favoritism and suggesting the moderator had already taken sides.

— Terrance Friday, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Some immersive experiences feel valuable only while new rooms, objects, events and moderators keep arriving; revenue may grow linearly while production cost compounds.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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