president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈpre-zə-dənt 
ˈprez-dənt,
ˈpre-zə-ˌdent,
in rapid speech ˈpre-zᵊnt
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 (such 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
Examples of president in a Sentence
The President will hold a news conference tomorrow.
the president of the international conference on genocide
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Langone, who backed Trump in 2016 but has slammed him over tariffs and the Jan. 6 riot, praised the president’s strikes on Iran and suggested his recent spending package would spur economic expansion.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Berry will report to both Scott, the CEO, and Jay Wallace, Fox News’ president and executive editor.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025
Doing that will require him to overcome his administration’s internal resistance by setting up a mechanism that can be laser-focused on getting this done, has real muscle, and functions with the president’s blessing.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
Nils Jaeger, president of Volvo Autonomous Solutions, told the Statesman that Texas is essential to launching the self-driving trucking industry.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Berry will report to both Scott, the CEO, and Jay Wallace, Fox News’ president and executive editor.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025
Doing that will require him to overcome his administration’s internal resistance by setting up a mechanism that can be laser-focused on getting this done, has real muscle, and functions with the president’s blessing.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
Nils Jaeger, president of Volvo Autonomous Solutions, told the Statesman that Texas is essential to launching the self-driving trucking industry.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈprez-əd-ənt
ˈprez-dənt,
ˈprez-ə-ˌdent
1
: a person who presides over a meeting
2
: the chief officer of an organization
a bank president
college president
president of our club
3
: the chief executive officer or the chief of state in a republic
Legal Definition
president
noun
pres·i·dent
ˈpre-zə-dənt, -ˌdent
often capitalized
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
the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate—U.S. Constitution art. I
U.S. Constitution art. I5
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
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