'President' definitions:
Definition of 'president'
(from WordNet)
noun
An executive officer of a firm or corporation
noun
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]
noun
The chief executive of a republic
noun
The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson]
noun
The head administrative officer of a college or university [syn: president, prexy]
noun
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]
Definition of 'President'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Just Apollo, president of verse. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'President'
From: GCIDE
- President \Pres"i*dent\, n. Precedent. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'President'
From: GCIDE
- President \Pres"i*dent\, a. Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- His angels president In every province. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'president'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'President'
- Preside,
- Presided,
- Presidence,
- Presidencies,
- Presidency,
- Presider,
- Presiding,
- presidents,
- Lord president,
- Presiding elder,
- Vice presidency,
- Vice president,
- president adams,
- president arthur,
- president buchanan,
- president bush,
- president carter,
- president cleveland,
- president clinton,
- president coolidge,
- president eisenhower,
- president fillmore,
- president ford,
- president garfield,
- president grant,
- president harding,
- president harrison,
- president hayes,
- president hoover,
- president jefferson,
- president johnson,
- president kennedy,
- president lincoln,
- president madison,
- president mckinley,
- president monroe,
- president nixon,
- president pierce,
- president polk,
- president reagan,
- president roosevelt,
- president taft,
- president taylor,
- president truman,
- president tyler,
- president washington,
- president wilson,
- presidents' day,
- presiding officer,
- ex-president,
- executive office of the president,
- executive vice president,
- president abraham lincoln,
- president andrew johnson,
- president benjamin harrison,
- president franklin roosevelt,
- president john adams,
- president lyndon johnson,
- president of the united states,
- president theodore roosevelt,
- president van buren,
- senior vice president,
- united states president,
- vice-presidency,
- president george w. bush,
- president john f. kennedy,
- president john quincy adams,
- president william henry harrison,
- vice president of the united states