President

Quick meaning: President is a noun meaning A person presiding over a meeting.

Meaning

A person presiding over a meeting.

More Meanings

1. A person presiding over a dinner or similar informal conversation.
2. To act as president; to do presidential duties.
3. The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
4. (business) A person presiding over a corporation, usually an executive overseeing daily operations under a chief executive officer but sometimes a separate position held by a CEO.
5. Obsolete form of precedent.
6. (archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

Example Sentences

His angels president / In every province.

The vast majority of presidents have been male.

[…] to change the pattern of the last 220 years of only voting for a white male president, and elect a woman president […]

At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night.

Word Forms

• presidents
• presidenting
• presidented

Synonyms for president

Depending on context, synonyms include prex, prexy, prez, provost, prepositus, chair.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, chair, prez, pres.

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