president

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈprɛzɨdənt/

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• Hyphenation: pre‧si‧dent

Noun

Singular president

Plural presidents

The president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet.

1. (countable) A president is the person in charge of a country.

   The president stopped the war.

   The president signed the bill into law.

2. (countable) A president is the leader of a business.

   The president of the company stepped down yesterday.

Related words

• presidential
• vice president
• presidency