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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 Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 This year’s festival is also expected to draw about 30,000 visitors, which could mark an attendance record, according to Mark Marando, president of the Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 Local 150’s president chairs political committees that have poured money into the campaign of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a likely 2027 mayoral challenger. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for president

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Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.

— Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of chairman

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Brian Roberts, current co-CEO and chairperson of Comcast, will be involved in the leadership of both companies, while Mike Cavanagh, the other CEO, will take on leadership of NBCU.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Judy was a board chairperson of the film festival’s committee.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

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Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The film, a reimagining of John Alan Schwartz’s 1978 film, follows a website content moderator (Ferreira) who becomes obsessed with a series of disturbing videos that seem to recreate scenes from the iconic Faces of Death film series.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 June 2026

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