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president¹
- /ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈpɹez.ɪ.dənt/ Australia
- /ˈpɹe̝z.ɘ.dɘnt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛzɪdənt
Where it comes from
From Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.
noun presidents · pres. · President · Pres. · praesident · præsident
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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.
The vast majority of presidents have been male.
Similar: POTUS
- 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.
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A person presiding over a meeting.
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;
The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President,[…]
Similar: chair, presiding officer, presider
- A person presiding over a dinner or similar informal conversation. 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.
Similar: prex, prexy, prez, provost, prepositus
adjective
- Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. His angels president / In every province.
verb presidents · presidenting · presidented
- To act as president; to do presidential duties. Although in other ways you couldn’t imagine two more dissimilar men, [Scott Wiener's] ferociously active spirit resembles the Bolshevik antsiness of Donald Trump. The current president is attractive to some voters who might not agree with his values, or his language, or even his policies, but who li
president²
- /ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈpɹez.ɪ.dənt/ Australia
- /ˈpɹe̝z.ɘ.dɘnt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛzɪdənt
noun presidents
- Obsolete form of precedent The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops, To thruſt his doting father from his chaire, And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen, Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate. What better preſident than mightie Ioue?
President³
Where it comes from
From president.
noun Presidents
- An honorific for the head of state of a republic. the President of the United States
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chief executive, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, chair, prez, pres, president-elect, governor, presidency, vice-chairman, vice-president, chairmanship, vice-chancellor, presiding, chief
noun
Similar: prex, prexy, prez, provost, prepositus
Translations
Every language
noun the head of state of a republic
| Español | presidente, presidenta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대통령 daetongnyeong, 총통 chongtong |
| 日本語 | 大統領 daitōryō, 総統 sōtō |
| 中文 | 總統 /总统 zǒngtǒng, 主席 zhǔxí |
| हिन्दी | राष्ट्रपति rāṣṭrapti, सदर sadar |
| Kiswahili | rais |
| Português | presidente, presidenta |
| Français | président, présidente |
| Deutsch | Präsident, Präsidentin |
| Italiano | presidente, presidentessa, presidente della repubblica, presidentessa della repubblica, capo dello stato |
| Ελληνικά | πρόεδρος próedros |
| Română | președinte, președintă |
| Русский | президе́нт prezidént |
| Tiếng Việt | tổng thống, chủ tịch |
| العربية | رَئِيس raʔīs, رَئِيسَة raʔīsa |
| עברית | נָשִׂיא nasí, נְשִׂיאָה |
noun the primary leader of a corporation
| Español | presidente, presidente director |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회장 hoejang, 사장 sajang |
| 日本語 | 社長 shachō |
| 中文 | 總裁 /总裁 zǒngcái, 主席 zhǔxí, 會長 /会长 huìzhǎng |
| हिन्दी | सदर sadar, अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ, अधिपति adhipti |
| Kiswahili | rais |
| Português | presidente |
| Français | président, présidente |
| Italiano | dirigente |
| Ελληνικά | πρόεδρος próedros |
| Română | președinte |
| Русский | президе́нт prezidént, генера́льный дире́ктор generálʹnyj diréktor |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ tịch, chủ tịch hội đồng quản trị |
| עברית | נָשִׂיא nasí |
noun a person presiding over a meeting
| 한국어 | 의장 uijang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 議長 gichō |
| 中文 | 主席 zhǔxí, 議長 /议长 yìzhǎng |
| हिन्दी | सभापति sabhāpti, अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ |
| Deutsch | Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende, Vorsitzer, Vorsitzerin |
| Русский | председа́тель predsedátelʹ, председа́тельница predsedátelʹnica |
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title = {president},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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