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a person in charge of a meeting
the president of the international conference on genocide
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Recent Examples of presidents
But McMahon can also speak reasonably with college presidents.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Past presidents have met with popes and taken their criticisms on the chin, so to speak, but never has a president excoriated a pope in a public manner.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
There weren’t women prime ministers or women presidents.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Then, in 1978, Congress acted once again — to apply that concept to future presidents.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Last week, Spanberger signed legislation entering Virginia into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), an initiative that aims to fundamentally change the way the United States elects presidents without amending the Constitution.
—Jason Willick, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
For decades, presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Year after year, presidents of both parties submit budgets that avoid necessary tradeoffs.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Past presidents have met with popes and taken their criticisms on the chin, so to speak, but never has a president excoriated a pope in a public manner.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
There weren’t women prime ministers or women presidents.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Then, in 1978, Congress acted once again — to apply that concept to future presidents.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Last week, Spanberger signed legislation entering Virginia into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), an initiative that aims to fundamentally change the way the United States elects presidents without amending the Constitution.
—Jason Willick, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
For decades, presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Year after year, presidents of both parties submit budgets that avoid necessary tradeoffs.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
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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
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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It will be led by Wellness House board members Thomas Cranmer and Julie Thick, who are chairmen of the event.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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However, by sheer coincidence, there’s been a recent flurry of think tank reports and articles on those issues that should be required reading for would-be governors and moderators of forums to question the candidates.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There are nine rural hospitals set to close in Georgia, leaving thousands without close access to healthcare, the moderators said.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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