Francois Mitterand fran·cois·mit·terand uncommon noun 1. French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) SynonymsMitterandFrancois MitterandFrancois Maurice Marie Mitterand Related words Broader terms statesman WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.