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Definition of presidential - 3 dictionary results

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; < ML praesidentiālis. See presidency, -al 1


pres⋅i⋅den⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
pres·i·den·tial   (prěz'ĭ-děn'shəl)   
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to a president or presidency.
    2. Befitting a president, especially the office of the President of the United States: criticized the candidate for not looking presidential.
  1. Of or relating to a political system in which the chief officer is a president who is elected independently of the legislature for a fixed term: a presidential government.
pres'i·den'tial·ly adv.

Presidential

Pres`i*den"tial\, a. 1. Presiding or watching over. "Presidential angels." --Glanvill.

2. Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential chair; a presidential election.
Language Translation for : presidential
Spanish: presidencial,
German: Präsidentschafts-…,
Japanese: 大統領の
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