president
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈprɛzɪdənt/
- Formal
:
presidente
- After a long campaign, she was elected as the new president of the republic.
- vice president
- president-elect
- candidate for president
Oh, come now, the president, he would never.
- Oh, come now, the president, he would never.
- And with our next president, I think we won.
- If you could reinstall any president in history, who would it be?
- They've been presidents of their of their countries.
- This is the weakest candidate for president that we have ever had.
- We have a country with no president and we've moved on.
- He seems to be the one that's running the president elect's policy right now.
- If Trump becomes president, I will fill in the blank, die.
- That is what a president would say.
- So am I and defended the president's vim and vigor.
- The same thing can happen to any president, but we'll see.
Examples
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Moving quickly is probably the only way the next president can succeed on this front.
Academic text (2008) -
This is the weakest candidate for president that we have ever had.
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And with our next president, I think we won.
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That is what a president would say.
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I mean, the president does what the people want.
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What would they have thought of the president of the United States at the time?
Academic text (2011) -
There are good reasons for presidents to do things in secret.
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If you could reinstall any president in history, who would it be?
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The initiatives of U.S. presidents are often key factors in determining the hot issues.
Academic text (2013) -
You're a family man, Harvey, and someday, God willing, you may want to be president.
Synonyms
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3.5
A country's main public leader, like a president or king
3
8.6
A person who leads a group, like a club or council
1
5.4
The main public representative of a country who may also lead the government
Compounds
387
2.4
Elected leader of the United States who runs the national government
352
3.4
A senior leader who is second in charge and takes over when the leader is away
31
3.9
A top company manager who leads major divisions and ranks above other vice presidents
29
5.3
A senior manager who leads major company divisions and reports to the CEO
28
2.0
Leader of the United States who represents the country and runs the federal government
12
3.0
A person who is second in the United States government and leads the Senate, becoming President if needed
- Formal
3
3.5
An elected leader of the United States who runs the national government and speaks for the country
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4.4
A group of government offices that help the United States President carry out duties and make policy
The 16th United States President who led the country during the Civil War and freed slaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word president comes from Latin parts pre- ('before') and sedere ('to sit'), so it originally meant someone who 'sits before' others to lead. That's why a president is the elected head who leads and speaks for a country.