Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PRESIDENT
president
(noun) the chief executive of a republic
president
(noun) an executive officer of a firm or corporation
president, prexy
(noun) the head administrative officer of a college or university
president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson
(noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; “address your remarks to the chairperson”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
president
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, chair, presiding officer, presider.
Obsolete form of precedent.
Synonyms
• (American head of state): POTUS
• (head of a college or university): provost (UK)
• (head of various specific bodies): prepositus
• (informal, jocular): prexy, prez
Adjective
president (not comparable)
(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
Noun
President (plural Presidents)
An honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1).
Usage notes
• Used for anyone who has had the office of head of state, even if not currently in office.
Source: Wiktionary
Pres"i*dent, n.
Definition: Precedent. [Obs.] Bacon.
Pres"i*dent, a.
Definition: Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.] His angels president In every province. Milton.
Pres"i*dent, n. Etym: [F. président, L. praesidens, -entis, p. pr. of praesidere. See Preside.]
1. One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically: (a) The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like. (b) The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States.
2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.] Just Apollo, president of verse. Waller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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