President of the United States
- proper noun
- /ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts/
- Formal
- This afternoon, the President of the United States addressed the nation on television.
- Acting President of the United States
- Vice President of the United States
I'll be running for president of the United States.
- I'll be running for president of the United States.
- Welcome back the next president of the United States.
- So I just write about POTUS, President of the United States.
Examples
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The President of the United States has expressed doubts about the safety of youth football.
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Not since Theodore Roosevelt had a President of the United States been so closely involved in forest management issues.
Academic text (2018) -
You are now connected with the President of the United States.
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All right, you ready to meet the President of the United States?
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Because if it can put us ahead again, the President of the United States needs to know about it.
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I received a direct message on Twitter from our very own President of the United States.
Blog text (31) -
I'm the President of the United States.
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And that is what Barack faced on day one as President of the United States.
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Watergate was a criminal act with criminal intent committed by the President of the United States.
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In the name of the President of the United States, a Distinguished Unit Citation has been conferred upon the all-Negro 332nd Fighter Group for outstanding performance of duty in conflict with the enemy.
Synonyms
The elected leader of the United States who runs the national government
An official title for the US President as the leader who runs the government
The person with highest authority over a country's armed forces
A country's main public leader, like a president or king
A person who leads a group, like a club or council
An elected leader of the United States who runs the national government and speaks for the country
The main public representative of a country who may also lead the government
Surface Forms
Morphology
President + of + the + united + state
The phrase is fully compositional: 'President' (chief executive) combined with the locative/genitive phrase 'of the United States' specifies which country. The 'X of Y' possession/association pattern and the transparent compound 'United' + 'States' to name a country are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name President of the United States joins President (one who 'presides' or leads) and United States (the group of states). Picture a person sitting at the head of a big meeting and making decisions for everyone; that's why it means the nation's head and chief leader.