president
noun | \ ˈpre-zə-dənt, -ˌdent \ | pres·i·dent
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: an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
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: an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
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: the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
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: the presiding officer of a governmental body the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate —U.S. Constitution art. I
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a : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b : an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government