Meaning

noun an executive officer of a firm or corporation

noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

noun the chief executive of a republic

originFrom Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the…

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