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POTUS

POTUS

51 6.5
The office of the President of the United States, meaning the job and powers
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊtəs/
translation icon : presidencia de los Estados Unidos
  • The policies proposed by POTUS aim to improve healthcare access for all Americans.

Examples

  • I'm referring to the POTUS, his administration, and all those who support him.

    Blog text (1)

  • POTUS is moving.

    Vantage Point (2008)

  • We're moving POTUS to the hotel.

    Vantage Point (2008)

  • Mr. Vice President, POTUS on line one, sir.

    Vice (2018)

  • I have my share of disagreements with POTUS, but this is not one of them.

    Blog text (4)

  • It's essentially tied, as POTUS said, and that means turnout is key.

    Blog text (3)

  • The long game, as POTUS always reminds us, not the 24-hour news cycle.

    Blog text (3)

  • The fact that he was unprepared to assume the job of POTUS is concerning.

    Blog text (1)

  • POTUS is secure.

    The Contender (2000)

  • Rumsfeld recorded his uneasiness the day of the lunch in a handwritten note: "POTUS, President of the United States, had lunch with him, Bremer alone."

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

presidency
vsPOTUS
  • Formal
581 3.8

The time when a person serves as a country's president

refers to the institution itself rather than the term or individual holder
presidentship
vsPOTUS
7.3

A time when someone is the head of a country or organization

is centered on the institution itself rather than duties or responsibilities

Surface Forms

POTUS singular
POTUS plural

Morphology

POTUS = President + the + United States (semi-transparent) = P + O + T + U + S

The acronym directly abbreviates the full title; the metonymic use to refer to the office/institution is a common and easily understood extension. [Postprocessing: moved 'of' from base_words to prefix] [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

POTUS comes from the first letters of President of the United States, so the word can stand for the office or institution as well as the individual person. That's why people sometimes use POTUS to mean 'the presidency' or the job itself.