 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
president
noun
1: an executive officer of a firm or corporation
2: the person who holds the office of head of state of the
United States government; "the President likes to jog
every morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United
States President}, {Chief Executive}]
3: the chief executive of a republic
4: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;
"address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {chairman},
{chairwoman}, {chair}, {chairperson}]
5: the head administrative officer of a college or university
[syn: {prexy}]
6: the office of the United States head of state; "a President
is elected every four years" [syn: {President of the
United States}, {Chief Executive}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
President \Pres"i*dent\, noun
Precedent. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
President \Pres"i*dent\, adjective
Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest
authority; presiding. [R.]
His angels president
In every province. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
President \Pres"i*dent\, noun [F. pr['e]sident, 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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "president":
academic dean, administration, administrator, archon, chancellor,
chief executive, chief executive officer, chief of state, dean,
dean of men, dean of women, dewan, doge, executive,
executive director, executive officer, executive secretary,
grand vizier, head of state, headmaster, headmistress, magistrate,
management, managing director, master, officer, official, prefect,
premier, prexy, prime minister, principal, provost, rector,
secretary, the administration, treasurer, vice-chancellor,
vice-president, warden
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
PRESIDENT, noun The leading figure in a small group of men of whom --
and of whom only -- it is positively known that immense numbers of
their countrymen did not want any of them for President.
If that's an honor surely 'tis a greater
To have been a simple and undamned spectator.
Behold in me a man of mark and note
Whom no elector e'er denied a vote! --
An undiscredited, unhooted gent
Who might, for all we know, be President
By acclimation. Cheer, ye varlets, cheer --
I'm passing with a wide and open ear!
Jonathan Fomry
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