Presidential

See also: presidential

English

Adjective

Presidential (comparative more Presidential, superlative most Presidential)

1. Alternative letter-case form of presidential.
   • 1864, Thomas Jefferson Miles, To All Whom It May Concern:

     Seward was not trusted by Greeley, Phillips, Lovejoy, and the radicals of their complexion. They apprehended that after using the "American citizens of African descent," until he (Seward) should be safely seated in the Presidential chair, he would abandon the negro and "Tylerize" their Party; hence, they would not trust him

   • 1938 December 12, Derek Fox, “No “Grilled Millionaire” for Breakfast … White House Perks Up … Yule Gifts, Social Doings”, in The United States News, volume six, number fifty, Washington, D.C., page 2, column 4:

     With the annual Presidential dinner to the Cabinet as a curtain-raiser, there is a short intermission—just one day—before the Diplomatic Reception, when it seems as if the White House becomes a setting for a Graustarkian novel, so bejeweled, besashed, beturbaned, and betiaraed are the guests.

   • 1960, The Contemporary Review, volume 198, page 542:

     When somebody points up a piece of statesmanship (as opposed to politicianship) in either man's record, there is always the rejoinder: "He has been planning his Presidential climb for many years. This was part of the strategy."

   • 1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, →ISBN, page 11, photo caption:

     In the days before televised press conferences, or debates between Presidential contenders, the railroads carried the politicians to the people. Here, President Truman addresses a crowd from the verandah of his private car, at Sacramento during the 1952 campaign.

   • 1995, William T. Golden, Science and Technology Advice to the President, Congress‎^[1], Transaction Publishers, →ISBN, page 191:

     After delaying the decision for three years, the President eventually endorsed the concept in the foremath of the 1984 Presidential election, ...

   • 2009, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Lessons learned from the 2004 presidential election, page 302:

     Is there any precedent in Ohio for a downballot candidate receiving on a percentage or absolute basis so many more votes than the Presidential candidate of the same party in this or any other presidential election?

   • 2010 December 3, Katla McGlynn, “Stewart Mocks Media's Obsession With Sarah Palin's Tweets”, in The Huffington Post:

     Thursday night's "Daily Show" began with another thorough take-down of John McCain's stance on Don't Ask Don't Tell, but afterward Jon Stewart moved on to McCain's 2008 Presidential running mate Sarah Palin, who he dubbed "America's Tweetheart."
     Palin has taken to Twitter to vent her frustrations with Obama's handling of the latest WikiLeaks document drop, but Stewart believes her outrage is primarily unfounded.

   • 2021 December 20, John J. Tkacik, Jr., “John J. Tkacik, Jr. On Taiwan: The American Constitution and recognizing Taiwan”, in Taipei Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 19 December 2021:

     Let me pose a question: What if President Biden were to exercise his exclusive constitutional authority and issue an explicit White House statement that “the United States does not now recognize, nor has the United States ever recognized, the sovereignty of China over the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores. […]”[...]
     Not so far-fetched would be a “negative” Presidential declaration along the lines described above: “the United States does not now recognize, nor has the United States ever recognized, the sovereignty of China over the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores.”

   • 2020 October 12, Andrew Marantz, “Why Facebook Can’t Fix Itself”, in The New Yorker‎^[3]:

     On December 7, 2015, Donald Trump, then a dark-horse candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, used his Facebook page to promote a press release.

Usage notes

Used with President.