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United States President

United States President

3 3.5
An elected leader of the United States who runs the national government and speaks for the country
  • noun
  • /juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈprɛzɪdənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : Presidente de los Estados Unidos
  • During his term, the United States President focused on healthcare reform and economic recovery.
  • United States President Bush
  • United States President Clinton
  • United States President Obama

That was parallel to the United States President's power under the federal Constitution.

Examples

  • 25-27 February 1989: United States President George Bush visits China.

    Academic text (1990)

  • That was parallel to the United States President's power under the federal Constitution.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • "Who was the first United States President to be born in a hospital."

    The Age of Adaline (2015)

  • And therefore, it's very hard for me to see how the United States President can get us to war with Iran.

    Blog text (21)

  • Four United States presidents have been assassinated, and all four had something in common.

    4 Presidents (2020)

  • Clinton had been preparing for a potential candidacy for United States President since at least early 2003.

    Blog text (30)

  • United States President

    Academic text (2002)

  • Yes, it was a day of mourning for the families of 113 people known dead at this hour, among them, two former United States Presidents who had retired in the Santa Barbara area.

    RoboCop (1987)

  • Monks of Wat Pho are excitedly preparing to meet United States President Barack Obama on Sunday.

    Blog text (7)

  • The United States President holds weekly meetings with the cabinet to discuss national issues.

Synonyms

President
vsUnited States President
  • US
∞ 2.3

The elected leader of the United States who runs the national government

includes the country's name making the title more specific
Chief Executive
vsUnited States President
  • Formal
77 5.5

An official title for the US President as the leader who runs the government

also covers public representation and national leadership beyond executive management
head of state
vsUnited States President
  • Formal
49 3.5

A country's main public leader, like a president or king

is an elected role combining public representation with full executive control
President of the United States
vsUnited States President
  • Formal
28 2.0

Leader of the United States who represents the country and runs the federal government

is the same office expressed using a different word order
chief of state
vsUnited States President
1 5.4

The main public representative of a country who may also lead the government

in this country the role is elected and runs the executive branch

Surface Forms

United States President singular
United States Presidents plural

Morphology

united + state + President

The phrase is fully compositional: 'United States' denotes the country formed by united + states and 'President' denotes the elected head, so together they straightforwardly mean the president of that country. This construction is cross-linguistically transparent (e.g. Spanish/French equivalents follow the same logic) and thus predictable for a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

United States President comes from the old idea of a President as someone who 'presides'—literally a person who sits at the front to lead a meeting. So United States President means the elected person who leads and represents the United States.