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
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.
• (American head of state): POTUS
• (head of a college or university): provost (UK)
• (head of various specific bodies): prepositus
• (informal, jocular): prexy, prez
president (not comparable)
(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
President (plural Presidents)
An honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1).
• 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
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
