President

See also: president and président

English

Noun

President (plural Presidents)

1. An honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1).

   the President of the United States

   • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point‎^[1], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 39:

     I was not just the President of Southern Americans or white Americans. I was the President of all Americans. I believed that a huge injustice had been perpetrated for hundreds of years on every black man, woman, and child in the United States. I did not think that our nation could endure much longer as a viable democracy if that injustice were allowed to continue.

Usage notes

• Used for anyone who has had the office of head of state, even if not currently in office.

Related terms

• Mr. President, Mrs. President, Ms. President
• Missus President
• President-elect
• Presidential
• Presidentress