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president

noun

ˈpre-zə-dənt

Definition of president

as in chairman

a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide

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Recent Examples of president Lanessa Elrod, an experienced luxury merchant and most recently president and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton Americas, has been named president of Bergdorf Goodman. — David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 The office of the president and the Transportation Ministry later revised that number downward to 69 dead. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Trump’s allies say the president is the victim of his own success. — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Visitors are going not just for the ancient sites but also more contemporary draws, says Leah Talactac, president and CEO of Viking. — Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for president

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Whitmer is a former state representative and current chairman of the Sedgwick County Republican Party.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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City rules stipulate that if the two branches of City Hall can’t agree on a replacement within 90 days of the term’s end, the chairperson’s tenure is then extended a year.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
At Anthropic, the core septet has no apparent pay pyramid, despite Dario Amodei serving as CEO alongside Daniela Amodei as president and board chairperson.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

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Forum moderator Morgan Rynor of CBS News Miami asked Moskowitz about threats made against his life last week.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
During an Iowa Senate debate, the moderators displayed images of two soldiers, native Iowans, killed in action in the Middle East.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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