President ˈprezɪdənt Due Visit Country Month Bank Noun

• several presidents attended the funeral.
• the president of the united states
• president obama is due to visit the country next month.
• do you have any comment, mr president?

president

1. the leader of a republic, especially the US
• Several presidents attended the funeral.
• the President of the United States
• President Obama is due to visit the country next month.
• Do you have any comment, Mr President?
2. the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, etc.
• to be made president of the students’ union
• She travels extensively in her role as President for the Save the Children Fund.
3. the person in charge of a bank or a commercial organization
• the bank president
• the president of Columbia Pictures

Extra Examples

• He was sworn in as President on August 31.
• In 2007 Raymonds was appointed (as) president of PSWA.
• She is president of the Irish Olympic Council.
• the president elect, Michael Roberts
• He was appointed as vice president of business development the following year.
• He was presented with an award by the local branch president.
• President Bush is due to visit the country next month.
• She is expected to have a meeting with the French president in Paris tomorrow.
• She travels extensively in her role as President of the Save the Children Fund.
• She was elected president of the student’s union.
• The figures were announced by the Central Bank president.
• The new constitution provides for a directly elected president.
• The term of the outgoing president expires in March.
• There have been moves to impeach the president.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesident- ‘sitting before’, from praesidere ‘sit before’, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’.