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 [prez-i-den-shuhl]  

pres·i·den·tial

   [prez-i-den-shuhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a president or presidency.
2.
of the nature of a president.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin praesidentiālis. See presidency, -al1

Related forms
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
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un·pres·i·den·tial·ly, adverb
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president (ˈprɛzɪdənt)
 
—n
1.  (often capital) the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
2.  (in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc
3.  a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc
4.  the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education
 
[C14: via Old French from Late Latin praesidens ruler; see preside]
 
presidential
 
—adj
 
presi'dentially
 
—adv
 
'presidentship
 
—n

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