president

5 definitions found

president - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  President \Pres"i*dent\, n. [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.
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     2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.]
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              Just Apollo, president of verse.      --Waller.
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  President \Pres"i*dent\, n.
     Precedent. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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  President \Pres"i*dent\, a.
     Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest
     authority; presiding. [R.]
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           His angels president
           In every province.                       --Milton.
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president - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  president
      n 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
         , 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: president,
         chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson]
      5: the head administrative officer of a college or university
         [syn: president, prexy]
      6: the office of the United States head of state; "a President
         is elected every four years" [syn: President of the United   States
         , President, Chief Executive]

president - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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