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president definition

presi·dent (prez′i dənt, -dent′)

noun

  1. ☆ the highest executive officer of a company, society, university, club, etc.
    1. the chief executive of a republic having no prime minister
    2. in parliamentary governments, the formal head, usually the presiding member of the legislative assembly or council
  3. any presiding officer

Etymology: ME < MFr < L praesidens < prp. of praesidere: see preside

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