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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
Students pass through the institute each day for classes, walking hallways decorated with photographs of presidents who have visited and past rooms filled with more than half a century of political memorabilia, much of it from an era of more convivial bipartisanship.
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Nathan Layne, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Other presidents have courted campaign donations from billionaires.
—Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Not invited were the left-wing presidents of Latin America’s three most populous nations, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Thousands attended the service, including former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Three former presidents had preceded him.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Congress hasn’t officially declared war since World War II, but presidents have used a string of legal loopholes for military action without going to Congress.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Nathan Layne, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Other presidents have courted campaign donations from billionaires.
—Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Not invited were the left-wing presidents of Latin America’s three most populous nations, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Thousands attended the service, including former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Three former presidents had preceded him.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Congress hasn’t officially declared war since World War II, but presidents have used a string of legal loopholes for military action without going to Congress.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
In the past, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have often wielded the gavel.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 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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Membership co-chairmen are Sharon Woodward and Joyce Rogers.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The club’s historic home, Feethams, had been departed under eccentric owner George Reynolds, the Salvador Dali of club chairmen.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mastrofrancesco proposed an amendment that would require people to present a photo ID in order to vote, and would require background checks for moderators to ensure that they had not previously been convicted of a felony like fraud, larceny or embezzlement.—
CT Mirror,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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