president

[ prez-i-duhnt ]

noun

1. the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the chief executive of the United States:

   sworn in as the 56th president of Mexico.

2. an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.
3. the chief officer of a college, university, society, corporation, etc.
4. a person who presides.

president

/ ˈprɛzɪdənt; ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl /

noun

1. often capital the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
2. (in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc
3. a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc
4. the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education

Derived Forms

• ˌpresiˈdentially, adverb
• ˈpresidentˌship, noun
• presidential, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of president¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin praesident- (stem of praesidēns ), noun use of present participle of praesidēre “to preside over, sit in front of”; preside, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of president¹

C14: via Old French from Late Latin praesidens ruler; see preside

Example Sentences

“President Trump campaigned on firing rogue bureaucrats who have engaged in the illegal weaponization of our American justice system, and the American people can expect he will deliver on that promise,” she told the outlet.

From Salon

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien praised the Trump pick on social media Friday night.

From Salon

Yet, outside of a few jabs from conservatives regarding President Biden’s handling of the exit, the war was hardly brought up at all this election cycle — despite having ended just three years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

Russia has a stock of powerful new missiles "ready to be used", President Vladimir Putin has said, a day after his country fired a new ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

From BBC

Hours after the strike, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a TV address, said that Russia had launched a "new conventional intermediate-range" missile with the codename Oreshnik, meaning hazel tree in Russian.

From BBC