president
Meanings
Plural: presidents
Noun
- an executive officer of a firm or corporation
- the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
- "the President likes to jog every morning"
- the chief executive of a republic
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- the head administrative officer of a college or university
- the office of the United States head of state
- "a President is elected every four years"
- The head of state of a republic.
- In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.
- 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; a chair, presiding officer, presider.
- Obsolete form of precedent.
Adj
- Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
Verb
- To act as president; to do presidential duties.
Origin / 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'.
Synonyms
chair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, Chief Executive, POTUS, prepositus, President of the United States, prexy, prez, provost, United States President
Scrabble Score: 12
president is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpresident is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
president is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary