presidents

plural of president
as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide

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Recent Examples of presidents In a memo sent to team presidents, general managers and coaches Friday, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert advised the league’s leaders on their approach to the topic of transgender participation in women’s sports. Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 The case went before the Supreme Court, which ruled that presidents enjoy sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Only for the Journal’s editorialists to gently pat presumably a few less than sanguine readers on the head with an allegedly encouraging caveat about legislation that empowers presidents to impose tariffs of the 100% kind on other nations. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The three ex-presidents joined a roster of historians and authors in contributing to the In Pursuit project, a 250th-anniversary series that had each writer produce an essay about a president or first lady. Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 He was joined at the inauguration by several conservative presidents from across the region, including Argentina's Javier Milei, Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa and Chile’s José Antonio Kast. Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 His grueling schedule included traveling with presidents to all 50 states and to nearly 60 countries. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Three central bank presidents dissented, preferring to raise the target range by a quarter-point. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 And the succession of three one-term presidents has not happened in over a hundred years. Garret Martin, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
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Noun
  • The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.
    Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Both are already chairmen of other important committees, though.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
  • When Levine left to return to his seat, the two chairmen smiled and shook hands.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Frightened fans and moderators from the social platform were among those who called authorities.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast, fast-spectrum reactors operate without water moderators.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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