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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 The Constitution was designed precisely so that no president would be sovereign. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 In the June 27 debate, put on by CNN, the then-president delivered a halting performance with a raspy voice, struggling with multiple stumbles and lost trains of thought. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 The board president did not respond when asked it they were denied access or if a technical glitch prevented access. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 According to Stratom president and CEO Mark Gordon, the contract marks the first public unveiling of TALUS. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for president

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Trump will serve as chairman of the board indefinitely, according to the charter, possibly holding the post beyond his second term as president.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The chairman of the Armed Services Committees in both the House and the Senate, for example, the chairman of the Intelligence Committees.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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But Bruce Edelston, policy chairperson for Drive Electric Florida, an EV advocacy group, said Florida’s diversion of the money is wrong.

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
After returning to the legislature, Cheng was then elected as KMT chairperson in October on a platform of reengagement with China.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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Spotify will allow artists to proactively disclose a profile is an AI Persona, but for those who don’t, the platform’s human moderators will do it themselves after a review using their own AI tools.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
However, a moderator error caused a delay in the stream being removed, a spokesperson confirmed.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

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