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President
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president président
English
Etymology
From en president.
Noun
An honorific for the head of state of a republic.
en the President of the United States
en 1971 w:Lyndon Johnson w:The Vantage Point https://archive.org/details/vantagepointpers00john/ w:Holt, Reinhart & Winston 0-03-084492-4 74-102146 1067880747 39 https://archive.org/details/vantagepointpers00john/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.
en Charles R. Morris It's Not the Economy, Stupid w:The Atlantic 1993-07 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1993/07/its-not-the-economy-stupid/670433/ 2151-9463 Bill Clinton was elected on an untenable premise: that it is the job of the President to manage the economy. Yes, that is what we have come to expect of Presidents; but this expectation, the author argues, is punishingly at variance with anything any President can credibly deliver[.] https://web.archive.org/web/20220804202654/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1993/07/its-not-the-economy-stupid/670433/ 4 August 2022
en Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Elizabeth Stuart National Archives refutes claims Trump had two years to go through presidential records in rare public statement w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/national-archives-refutes-trump-claim-classified-documents-indictment 2023-06-09 In the past, this has been true for Presidents who notified NARA before leaving office that they intended to build a presidential library – something Trump did not do. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123114836/https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/national-archives-refutes-trump-claim-classified-documents-indictment/ 23 January 2025
en Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak After Putin call, Trump says negotiations to end Ukraine war will start ‘immediately’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/putin-trump-phone-call/index.html 2025-02-12 “We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,” Trump wrote. https://web.archive.org/web/20260821083456/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/putin-trump-phone-call/index.html 21 August 2026
Usage notes
Used for anyone who has had the office of head of state, even if not currently in office.
Derived terms
en Missus President Mr. President Mrs. President Ms. President President-elect Presidentress
Related terms
en Presidential
Proper noun
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, President is the 27059th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 895 individuals. President is most common among Black/African-American (92.74%) individuals.
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