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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 Accessibility is strength For Chris Cate, president and chief executive of San Diego’s Regional Chamber of Commerce, Waymos bridge consumers and businesses. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The film premieres at the Venice Film Festival, where Gyllenhaal is also serving as president of this year’s competition jury. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Suppose Carlson decided to support someone other than Vance for president in 2028. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 Kitty Block, president and CEO of Humane World for Animals, said removing or weakening federal protections would jeopardize decades of conservation work. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 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 closed runways won’t be reopened until the plane can be removed, according to the chairperson of the National transportation Safety Board.

— Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Company chief executive Gabriel Tirador was named to succeed him as chairperson.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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Although graphite has been used as a moderator in commercial nuclear reactors for decades, its behavior has to be demonstrated for each specific reactor design.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Goldberg returned as moderator alongside Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

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