as in chairman
a person in charge of a meeting
the president of the international conference on genocide
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Recent Examples of president
Separately, the Syrian and UAE governments condemned an attack targeting the residence of the Kurdish region's president Nechirvan Barzani.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
That brings us back to the folly of lionizing Kent as a conscientious objector to Trump and the president’s hawkish foreign policy as of late.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Now a French president was standing in front of cameras calling it an engine of national prosperity.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The reality on the ground, however, is affected by more than a president’s words.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Npr Staff, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
That brings us back to the folly of lionizing Kent as a conscientious objector to Trump and the president’s hawkish foreign policy as of late.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Now a French president was standing in front of cameras calling it an engine of national prosperity.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The reality on the ground, however, is affected by more than a president’s words.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for president
Noun
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The chairman of the commission, Will Scharf, who is assistant to the president and White House staff secretary, defended the project, citing a long list of past changes to the White House and the surrounding area.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In order for the resolutions to pass, 16 county board members need to agree, chairperson Jeffrey Schleif said.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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