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president

pre·si·dent

UK/ˈpɹe̝z.ɘ.dɘnt/ US/ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/ very common

noun

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the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

  • “the President likes to jog every morning”
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the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

  • “address your remarks to the chairperson”
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the office of the United States head of state

  • “a President is elected every four years”
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Origin

From Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.

Phrases

  • dead president
  • Lady Presidentress
  • Madam President
  • Madame President
  • Mister President
  • Mr. President
  • Mrs. President
  • Ms. President

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