president
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈprɛzɪdənt/
- And so did the current president of the AHA, Dan Jones.
- chaired by the president
- vice president
- president-elect
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Watch on YouTubeSo there he is, the president of the Heritage Foundation.
- So there he is, the president of the Heritage Foundation.
- Now, Like, you're the president of their fan club, basically.
- And the president then asked me to be on the board.
- He was the president of the California Trial Lawyers Association.
Examples
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The president opened the meeting with a summary of the agenda.
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I, for example, came to the Congress as president of a federation of cooperatives, FECOTRIGO.
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And the president then asked me to be on the board.
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I speak as a friend, but also as president of the board.
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So I am president of the Environment Defense League.
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So there he is, the president of the Heritage Foundation.
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Vote for Steve for senior class president.
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That's your duty as president.
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I'm the president of La Hermandad.
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Actually, Grandpa had been elected president of the Sanitary Suppliers' Association of Southern California.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who leads meetings of a board or committee
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3.1
A person who leads a meeting or committee
99
3.9
A person who leads a discussion to keep it fair
26
3.2
A woman who leads a meeting, committee, or organization
15
8.6
A person who leads a group, like a club or council
14
3.5
A person who leads a meeting, committee, or organization
3
6.1
A person who leads a meeting and makes sure it runs correctly
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7.3
A person who leads a meeting, ceremony, or event
Compounds
331
2.4
Elected leader of the United States who runs the national government
229
2.0
Leader of the United States who represents the country and runs the federal government
46
3.9
A top company manager who leads major divisions and ranks above other vice presidents
- Formal
42
3.5
An elected leader of the United States who runs the national government and speaks for the country
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5.3
A senior manager who leads major company divisions and reports to the CEO
30
3.0
A person who is second in the United States government and leads the Senate, becoming President if needed
The 16th United States President who led the country during the Civil War and freed slaves
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4.4
A group of government offices that help the United States President carry out duties and make policy
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word president comes from Latin parts pre- ('before') and sedere ('to sit'), and it originally meant someone who 'sits before' a group to lead the meeting. So a president of a club or committee is the person who chairs and guides the group's meetings.