President : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: President	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for President
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
president n an executive officer of a firm or corporation the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" Synonym(s): President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive the chief executive of a republic the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" Synonym(s): president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson the head administrative officer of a college or university Synonym(s): president, prexy the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" Synonym(s): President of the United States, President, Chief Executive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
President \Pres"i*dent\, n. Precedent. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
President \Pres"ident\, a. Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.] His angels president* In every province. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
President \Pres"ident\, n. [F. pr[82]sident, L. praesidens, -entis, p. pr. of praesidere. See {Preside}.] 1. One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically: (a) The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like. (b) The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president* of the United States. 2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.] Just Apollo, president of verse. --Waller.