Words / B2

PREZ-id-uh-nt/ˈprezɪdənt/

A president is the elected head of a republic, or of a club or company: the union president; a former president. Prime minister heads a parliamentary government; chair is smaller. The SU president issued a statement. Mix-up: precedent is a previous legal case (already elsewhere).

Meaning

The elected head of a republic, or the head of a society or company.

Examples

• “The student union president issued a statement on the rent strike.”
• “The company president resigned after the accounts restatement, which is the corporate sense.”

Good to know

the president of; President + name (title). Contrast: prime minister. Trap: precedent. Politics, unions, and firms. Head of a republic or organisation.

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