president

[prez-i-duh nt] /ˈprɛz ɪ dənt/
noun
1.
(often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
2.
an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.
3.
the chief officer of a college, university, society, corporation, etc.
4.
a person who presides.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English < Latin praesident- (stem of praesidēns), noun use of present participle of praesidēre to preside, govern; see -ent
Can be confused
precedence, precedents, presidents.
Examples from the web for president
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  • I beg you to strike a medal for duke, to order the president to strike it.
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  • He is also the lightest president ever, weighing only about .
  • The president continues to annually issue a determination continuing the groom exception.
  • He later served as secretary of defense under president dwight eisenhower.
  • The executive branch is headed by the president and is independent of the legislature.
  • The committee, however, could not uncover any evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
  • He even considered running for president of the united states.
British Dictionary definitions for president

president

/ˈprɛzɪdənt/
noun
1.
(often capital) the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
2.
(in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc
3.
a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc
4.
the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education
Derived Forms
presidential (ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl) adjective
presidentially, adverb
presidentship, noun
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Late Latin praesidens ruler; see preside
Word Origin and History for president
n.

late 14c., "appointed governor of a province; chosen leader of a body of persons," from Old French president and directly from Latin praesidentum (nominative praesidens) "president, governor," noun use of present participle of praesidere "to act as head or chief" (see preside).

In Middle English of heads of religious houses, hospitals, colleges and universities. First use for "chief executive officer of a republic" is in U.S. Constitution (1787), from earlier American use for "officer in charge of the Continental Congress" (1774), a sense derived from that of "chosen head of a meeting or group of persons," which is from Middle English. It had been used of chief officers of banks from 1781, of individual colonies since 1608 (originally Virginia) and heads of colleges since mid-15c. Slang shortening prez is recorded from 1883. Fem. form presidentess is attested from 1763.