Associations to the word «President»

Wiktionary

PRESIDENT, noun. The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
PRESIDENT, noun. Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
PRESIDENT, noun. A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
PRESIDENT, noun. Obsolete form of precedent.
PRESIDENT, adjective. Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
PRESIDENT, noun. An honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1).

Dictionary definition

PRESIDENT, noun. An executive officer of a firm or corporation.
PRESIDENT, noun. The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning".
PRESIDENT, noun. The chief executive of a republic.
PRESIDENT, noun. The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson".
PRESIDENT, noun. The head administrative officer of a college or university.
PRESIDENT, noun. The office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats