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 Still, the administrators, the commissioners and league presidents must recognize that if trade wars devolve into something more hateful and restrictive, team owners may find their golden goose has fallen into the crockpot. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Recent targets include activists who fled Nicaragua after a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2018 and opposition leaders critical of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, a married couple who lead Nicaragua as co-presidents. — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 In the past, most presidents have gone out of their way to even avoid the appearance of interfering with the Fed because it was widely accepted that an independent Fed builds confidence. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026 Every year, presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world gather for the event. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Trump repeatedly attacked Warsh's predecessor, Jerome Powell, in harshly personal terms, upending decades of tradition in which presidents treated the Fed as independent. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 His allies, the state party chair, college presidents and pro-Newsom activists all openly hinted at his national aspirations. — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 The president who oversaw its end, Kent Fuchs, stepped down in 2023, and Florida has since had four presidents (including a second, interim stint by Fuchs), as politics have shifted. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Upton knows from experience, having served 36 years in a purple seat repeatedly carried by Democratic presidents. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
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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
  • And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the end, voters are choosing people for important jobs that don’t come with polite moderators and audience applause cues.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Some immersive experiences feel valuable only while new rooms, objects, events and moderators keep arriving; revenue may grow linearly while production cost compounds.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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

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