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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CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
French star and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche will head up the 2025 Cannes jury, which is picking the Palme winners, as president.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
As previously reported, this year’s main competition jury president will be Juliette Binoche, who will oversee the choosing of the Palme d’Or and other festival awards alongside a jury yet to be announced.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
But the president has at long last had his way with peddlers, too.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/president. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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