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View synonyms for presidential

presidential

[ prez-i-den-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a president or presidency.
  2. of the nature of a president.


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Other Words From

  • presi·dential·ly adverb
  • nonpres·i·dential adjective
  • postpres·i·dential adjective
  • prepres·i·dential adjective
  • unpres·i·dential adjective
  • unpres·i·dential·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of presidential1

From the Medieval Latin word praesidentiālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See presidency, -al 1

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Example Sentences

Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.

Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

Just 47 percent of Asian-Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election.

Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.

There are four photos there of representative presidential candidates.

Here is a distinguished statesman with presidential possibilities; I shall proceed to fall in love with him.'

Therefore, he came to the Presidency well prepared to assume presidential duties.

Tyler approved the annexation of Texas to the Union near the end of his Presidential administration.

Virginia made national headlines in the Presidential election of 1928.

He was a prominent candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1876.

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