president

president
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praesident-, praesidens, from present participle of praesidēre Date: 14th century 1. an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly 2. an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit 3. the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies 4. the presiding officer of a governmental body 5. a. an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government b. an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government • presidential adjectivepresidentially adverbpresidentship noun

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