ex-president
- noun
- /ˌɛksˈprɛzɪdənt/
- He said that before the conventions he had not made up his mind (who knew such voters existed?!), but the lackluster RNC convention combined with the ex-president's words made his decision for him.
The leaker who in this case would be the ex president, his son, son-in-law, a journalist or even one of Trump's lawyers.
- The leaker who in this case would be the ex president, his son, son-in-law, a journalist or even one of Trump's lawyers.
- I got into the speaker, speaker circuit, You know, the president's usually on or ex presidents, I should say.
Examples
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After leaving office, the ex-president frequently gave speeches around the country.
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But he is the soon to be future ex president of the United States.
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Nick, there are three ex presidents younger than Donald Trump.
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The evidence will show you that ex President Trump was no innocent bystander.
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Senator, your rebuttal to the ex president, his time has passed.
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The leaker who in this case would be the ex president, his son, son-in-law, a journalist or even one of Trump's lawyers.
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The problem is, never did it happen when that ex-president's wife was a powerful senator and later Secretary of State and could do favors for the people paying speaking fees that, by the way, were often inflated speaking fees.
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The ex-president attended the charity event to support his favorite causes.
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Many ex-presidents use their influence to advocate for important social issues.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ex-president combines the prefix ex- meaning 'former' with president, a word from the idea of 'a leader or someone in charge'. So, an ex-president is simply someone who used to be the president.