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pres⋅i⋅dent
[prez-i-duh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States. |
| 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. |
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| pres·i·dent (prěz'ĭ-dənt, -děnt') n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praesidēns, praesident-, from present participle of praesidēre, to preside; see preside.] pres'i·dent·ship' n. |
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President
Pres"i*dent\, n. Precedent. [Obs.] --Bacon.President
Pres"i*dent\, a. Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.] His angels president In every province. --Milton.President
Pres"i*dent\, n. [F. pr['e]sident, L. praesidens, -entis, p. pr. of praesidere. See Preside.]1. One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically: (a) The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like. (b) The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States. 2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.] Just Apollo, president of verse. --Waller.
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Language Translation for : President
Spanish:
presidente,
German:
der, *die Präsident(in),
Japanese:
会長
president
c.1375, "appointed governor of a province, chosen leader of a body of persons," from L. præsidentum (nom. præsidens) "president, governor," noun use of prp. of præsidere "to act as head or chief" (see preside). First use for "chief executive officer of a republic" is in U.S. Constitution (1787), from earlier use for "officer in charge of the Continental Congress" (1774); it had been used of chief officers of banks from 1781, of individual colonies since 1608 (originally Virginia) and heads of colleges since 1464. Slang shortening prez is recorded from 1892.
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president
- A leading decision maker of a company. The president is sometimes the company's chief executive officer.
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Main Entry: pres·i·dent
Pronunciation: 'pre-z&-d&nt, -"dent
Function: noun
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 —pres·i·den·tial /"pre-z&-'den-ch&l/ adjective —pres·i·den·tial·ly adverb —pres·i·dent·ship noun
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