presidents

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of presidents Compassion doesn’t mean that presidents or other public officials should bow to enemies or surrender common sense in tackling the world’s harsh realities. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Efforts to bring Pooh home over the years have entailed questions in Parliament, motions in Congress, pleas from prime ministers and mediation by two presidents. — Steve Hendrix The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Those unwanted jobs range from library boards that decide what books to purchase and put on shelves to school boards that help set education policy to village presidents to township supervisors. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 For CEOs, COOs, and bank presidents leading financial services, fintech and digital asset businesses, security must protect customers, enable product development and demonstrate readiness for greater operational complexity and regulatory scrutiny. — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The demand letter noted that CNN has participated in the TV pool and covered presidents in the Oval Office and on Air Force One for 45 years. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 In August, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender participation along with online abuse directed at players. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Like their East India predecessors, the leaders of the largest AI labs negotiate with presidents and cabinet secretaries. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Not surprisingly, the legislation does nothing to curb the growth of compensation and other benefits for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and staff who continue to be in charge of the athletes under their control. — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
Noun
  • There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Corporate records show a Cambodian firm by that name, listing both Chen Zhi and Chen Sokly as chairmen.
    — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hastert’s tenure was marked by a shift of power from committee chairmen to GOP leaders, fealty to the Bush administration and an explosion of congressional pet projects known as earmarks.
    — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But Raman’s answers never meandered and weren’t too elliptical, even when she was pressed by the able moderators.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Excessive false positives also overwhelmed the human moderators trying to detect dangerous accounts.
    — Vicky Nguyen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster