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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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Some 261 foreigners are among the missing, Ren Wei, executive vice chairman of Tibet autonomous region, told reporters.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 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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