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| pres·i·dent [ prézzid'nt ] (plural pres·i·dents) or Pres·i·dent [ prézzid'nt ] (plural Pres·i·dents) |
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1. head of state of republic: the head of state, or head of state and chief political executive, of a republic
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2. highest-ranking member of association: the highest-ranking member of an organization or institution
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3. head of company: the highest-ranking executive officer of a business or corporation
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4. head of educational or governmental establishment: the highest-ranking executive officer of some universities, colleges, government departments, legal divisions, and other public offices
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5. somebody in charge of meeting: somebody who is appointed or elected to oversee a meeting
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6. Latter-Day Saints leader: in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a man who is a member of the church's governing board. Together with counselors and the Council of the Twelve Apostles, he makes major church policy and decisions.
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin praesident-< present participle of praesidere (see preside)] |
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  pres·i·dent·ship noun |
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