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Meaning of 'president' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . President [ a.]
- Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
2 . President [ n.]
- Precedent.
- One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body.
- The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like.
- The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States.
- A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius.

Meaning of 'president' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . president [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the office of the United States head of state
Example in sentence:
  • a President is elected every four years
Meaning (2):
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Example in sentence:
  • address your remarks to the chairperson
Meaning (3):
- the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
Example in sentence:
  • the President likes to jog every morning

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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