president

/ˈpɹɛzɨdənt/

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A president is the head of state or leader for a country, large organization, business, or group like a club. This person makes major decisions about national policies, signs important laws into being, and represents their nation in official meetings, both at home and abroad.

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"president" as noun

1 - An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

2 - A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.

3 - An established habit or custom.

"president" as noun

1 - The head of state of a republic.

2 - In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.

3 - Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.

"president" as adjective

1 - Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

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Synonyms

1 - chairman

2 - chair

3 - chairperson

4 - director

5 - chief executive

6 - CEO

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Antonyms

1 - citizen

2 - subject

3 - worker

4 - scholar

5 - student

6 - artisan

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Examples in Context

1 - The teacher asked whom we wished to nominate for class president .

1 - El profesor preguntó a quién queríamos nominar para presidente de la clase.

2 - The president bid farewell to the nation in a televised address.

2 - El presidente dio la despedida a la nación en un discurso televisado.

3 - The president gave her chief of staff carte blanche during the crisis.

3 - La presidenta dio carta blanca a su jefe de gabinete durante la crisis.

4 - She decided to go for it and run for student council president .

4 - Decidió ir a por todas y postularse a presidenta del consejo estudiantil.

5 - The president announced a new chief of staff to streamline operations.

5 - El presidente anunció un nuevo jefe de gabinete para agilizar las operaciones.

6 - The president appoints ex officio members based on their official roles.

6 - El presidente nombra a los miembros ex officio basándose en sus cargos oficiales.

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