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a person in charge of a meeting
the president of the international conference on genocide
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Recent Examples of president
His term as president was due to end in 2024, but martial law has been in place since Moscow invaded in February 2022.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Constitution doesn’t explicitly ban former presidents from being picked as House speakers, and the line of succession would leave him in the No. 1 spot — if the president and vice-president agreed to resign.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The former assemblymember, who made an unsuccessful bid for Congress last year, most recently took a job as the president and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund.
Low and his attorney, Amber Maltbie of Nossaman LLP, did not respond to a request for comment.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
But the baseline of judgement at the top of their personnel hierarchy, where Riley has stood as Heat president for three decades, is elite veteran procurement.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Constitution doesn’t explicitly ban former presidents from being picked as House speakers, and the line of succession would leave him in the No. 1 spot — if the president and vice-president agreed to resign.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The former assemblymember, who made an unsuccessful bid for Congress last year, most recently took a job as the president and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund.
Low and his attorney, Amber Maltbie of Nossaman LLP, did not respond to a request for comment.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
But the baseline of judgement at the top of their personnel hierarchy, where Riley has stood as Heat president for three decades, is elite veteran procurement.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for president
Noun
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All signs point to Rothman staying on as chairman of Sony Entertainment Pictures’ Motion Picture Group for the foreseeable future, even if a deal extending his contract hasn’t yet been announced, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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Levy is currently an advisory director at General Atlantic, after stepping down in January 2025 as the firm’s co-president and chairman of global technology.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will continue to hold hearings, including potentially hearing from insurance company executives, said chairperson Brad Yeager, R-New Port Richey.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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How generative AI changes moderator bots remains to be seen.—
John Lalor,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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It will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. During the event, candidates will respond to four rounds of questions as well as some rapid-fire questions posed by the moderator.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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