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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
Roughly $40 million went to hosting 400 foreign delegations — lawmakers, pastors, influencers, university presidents.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
After his death, the cottage remained a vacation home for presidents, became an office and community center for the retirement home, and a dormitory for female residents.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
This has been done repeatedly for many, many years, with many, many presidents.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
Countries that tolerate hate speech, whether from presidents or platforms, are more likely to experience hate crimes.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Past popes have criticized past presidents for going to war.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
By the way, other presidents will use the ballroom a lot more than me.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
In the decade before Reagan was shot, presidents visited the hotel more than a hundred times.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
After his death, the cottage remained a vacation home for presidents, became an office and community center for the retirement home, and a dormitory for female residents.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
This has been done repeatedly for many, many years, with many, many presidents.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
Countries that tolerate hate speech, whether from presidents or platforms, are more likely to experience hate crimes.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Past popes have criticized past presidents for going to war.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
By the way, other presidents will use the ballroom a lot more than me.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
In the decade before Reagan was shot, presidents visited the hotel more than a hundred times.
—ABC News, 26 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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Last week, Longgrear collected endorsements from House Speaker Jon Burns and the chairmen of the state House and Senate Education committees.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 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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The campaign is also calling for experienced independent moderators to run the debate and that it be aired on accessible formats for the entire voting public.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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As far as campaign promotional regulations, the Academy dictated that screenings with Q&A sessions or panel discussions before nominations may now have up to two moderators instead of one moderator.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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