president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈpre-zə-dənt 
ˈprez-dənt,
ˈpre-zə-ˌdent,
in rapid speech ˈpre-zᵊnt
1
: an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
2
: an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
3
: the chief officer of an organization (such as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
4
: the presiding officer of a governmental body
5
a
: an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b
: an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
Synonyms
Examples of president in a Sentence
The President will hold a news conference tomorrow.
the president of the international conference on genocide
Recent Examples on the Web
The pair, both past presidents of the WGA West, were honored with the guild’s Morgan Cox Awards for dedicated service.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
The case, which stems from payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, is one of four criminal cases against the former president.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
He was then presented his diploma by the university president Dr. Neville Pinto.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Experts see little reason to worry and say the numbers are largely consistent with what colleges have been experiencing since 2013, according to S. Daniel Carter, president of the consulting firm Safety Advisors for Educational Campuses.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Mike Brennan, president of Near Southside, said that the return of Open Streets has been over a year in the making.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
When Biden became president in January 2021, the inflation rate was 1 percent.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 13 Apr. 2024
In fact, the shares would need to plunge another 46% for the now $1.3 billion paper payday for the former president and his co-founders to be in doubt.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Candia-Bailey, who received a termination letter from the historically Black university on Jan. 3, had previously accused the school's president, John Moseley, of bullying, harassment and discrimination.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
The case, which stems from payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, is one of four criminal cases against the former president.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
He was then presented his diploma by the university president Dr. Neville Pinto.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Experts see little reason to worry and say the numbers are largely consistent with what colleges have been experiencing since 2013, according to S. Daniel Carter, president of the consulting firm Safety Advisors for Educational Campuses.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Mike Brennan, president of Near Southside, said that the return of Open Streets has been over a year in the making.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
When Biden became president in January 2021, the inflation rate was 1 percent.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 13 Apr. 2024
In fact, the shares would need to plunge another 46% for the now $1.3 billion paper payday for the former president and his co-founders to be in doubt.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Candia-Bailey, who received a termination letter from the historically Black university on Jan. 3, had previously accused the school's president, John Moseley, of bullying, harassment and discrimination.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
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president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈprez-əd-ənt
ˈprez-dənt,
ˈprez-ə-ˌdent
1
: a person who presides over a meeting
2
: the chief officer of an organization
a bank president
college president
president of our club
3
: the chief executive officer or the chief of state in a republic
Legal Definition
president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈpre-zə-dənt, -ˌdent
often capitalized
1
: an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
2
: an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
3
: the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
4
: the presiding officer of a governmental body
the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate—U.S. Constitution art. I
U.S. Constitution art. I5
a
: an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b
: an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
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