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presidents

noun

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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  1. chairpersons
  2. chairmen
  3. moderators
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
Definition of chairpersons
Noun
  • As fashion week rolled on Monday, much of the industry recapped the incident and questioned what might happen next to Kolb, who has been in his role for 20 years under three chairmen.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of chairmen
Noun
  • 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
  • The six accounts that the company’s moderators left up had shared many heinous videos, including a toddler being struck in the face with a frying pan, a girl being beaten with a baseball bat, and a baby being kicked.
    — Jon Christian, Futurism, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of moderators

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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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