president

  • 11president — [n] chief executive boss, CEO, chief executive officer, chief of state, commander in chief, head of state, leader, person in charge, premier, prime minister; concept 347 …

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  • 12president — ► NOUN 1) the elected head of a republican state. 2) the head of a society, council, or other organization. 3) Christian Church the celebrant at a Eucharist. DERIVATIVES presidential adjective. ORIGIN from Latin praesidere preside …

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  • 13president — [prez′i dənt, prez′ident΄] n. [ME < MFr < L praesidens < prp. of praesidere: see PRESIDE ] ☆ 1. the highest executive officer of a company, society, university, club, etc. 2. [often P ] a) the chief executive of a republic having no… …

    English World dictionary

  • 14President — For other uses, see President (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Chief operating officer. Not to be confused with precedent. This series is part of the Politics series Executive branch Head of state Dictator Monarch …

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  • 15president — /prez i deuhnt/, n. 1. (often cap.) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States. 2. an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons. 3. the chief officer of a… …

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  • 16PRÉSIDENT — n. m. Celui qui préside une compagnie, une assemblée, un tribunal, une cour. Le président de la Chambre des députés. Le président du Conseil des ministres ou simplement Le président du Conseil. Président d’âge. Le premier président de la Cour… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 17president — Highest ranking officer in a corporation after the chief executive officer . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * president pres‧i‧dent [ˈprezdnt] noun [countable] 1. the person in charge of a large company, bank etc: • Sandor Csanyi, the bank… …

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  • 18president — noun 1 leader of a republic ADJECTIVE ▪ American, French, etc. ▪ Democrat, Democratic, Republican ▪ vice (AmE) (vice president …

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  • 19President — (Nasi)    Nasi in Hebrew means prince or, now, president. The title Nasi is derived from the head of the Sanhedrin, the assembly of Jewish scholars that served as both a legislature and supreme court until the fifth century. Initially, the… …

    Historical Dictionary of Israel

  • 20président — (pré zi dan) s. m. 1°   Celui qui préside une assemblée, une réunion, un tribunal, et dirige les discussions, les délibérations. Le président de la cour d assises, d un collége électoral. •   Ce repas fait, il [Perrin Dandin] dit d un ton de… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré