president
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.
Pronunciation
Noun
president (plural presidents, feminine presidentess)
- The head of state of a republic.
- 2007, Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
- […] to change the pattern of the last 220 years of only voting for a white male president, and elect a woman president […]
- The vast majority of presidents have been male.
- 2007, Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
- In some countries, the head of government.
- Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
- A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
- Obsolete form of precedent.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (American head of state): POTUS
- (head of a college or university): provost (UK)
- (head of various specific bodies): prepositus
- (informal, jocular): prexy, prez
Translations
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Adjective
president (not comparable)
- (archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
- (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- His angels president / In every province.
- (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
References
- “president”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “president”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan
Noun
president m (plural presidents)
Related terms
Further reading
- “president” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “president”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “president” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “president” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Noun
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- Alternative spelling of prezident
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
president m (plural presidenten, diminutive presidentje n)
Derived terms
Ladin
Alternative forms
Noun
president m (plural presidenc)
Middle French
Noun
president m (plural presidens)
- president (leader of an organization)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin praesidens
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pre‧si‧dent
Noun
president m (definite singular presidenten, indefinite plural presidenter, definite plural presidentene)
Derived terms
References
- “president” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin praesidens
Noun
president m (definite singular presidenten, indefinite plural presidentar, definite plural presidentane)
References
- “president” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Noun
president m (plural presidents)
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
president m (plural presidents)
- president of Catalonia
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
president c
- a chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g. a court of law
- a president, head of state in a republic
Declension
Declension of president | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | president | presidenten | presidenter | presidenterna |
Genitive | presidents | presidentens | presidenters | presidenternas |
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References
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- English 3-syllable words
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- Requests for quotations/Francis Bacon
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English terms with archaic senses
- Requests for date/John Milton
- en:Heads of state
- en:People
- en:Government
- en:Politics
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Heads of state
- ca:Occupations
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛnt
- Dutch lemmas
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- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
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- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Heads of state
- nl:Occupations
- Ladin lemmas
- Ladin nouns
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- Ladin masculine nouns
- lld:Heads of state
- lld:Occupations
- Middle French lemmas
- Middle French nouns
- Middle French masculine nouns
- Middle French countable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
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- oc:Heads of state
- Spanish terms borrowed from Catalan
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- es:Catalonia
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
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- sv:Government
- sv:Occupations