president

president
noun
1 leader of a republic
ADJECTIVE
▪ American, French, etc.
▪ Democrat, Democratic, Republican
▪ vice (AmE) (vice-president in BrE)
▪ president elect (usually president-elect)
▪ incoming, outgoing
▪ current, incumbent, sitting
▪ former, previous
▪ lame-duck
▪ acting, interim, provisional
▪ civilian, military
VERB + PRESIDENT
▪ elect, elect sb (as), re-elect, swear sb in as
▪

He was sworn in as President on August 31.

▪ advise, brief
▪ run for
▪ serve as
▪ impeach, oust, remove, topple, unseat (esp. AmE)
▪ assassinate
PRESIDENT + VERB
▪ appoint sb, nominate sb
▪ authorize sth, sign sth
▪ announce sth, declare sth, propose sth
▪ veto sth
▪ intervene (in sth)
PREPOSITION
▪ president of
▪

the President of the United States

2 person in charge of an organization
ADJECTIVE
▪ acting, honorary, interim
▪ founding
▪ deputy, vice (vice-president in BrE)
▪ incoming, outgoing
▪ former, past
▪ company (AmE)
▪ association, club, party (BrE), team (AmE)
▪ borough, council (both AmE)
▪ college, university (both AmE)
▪ national
▪

Bill Crane, national president of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

VERB + PRESIDENT
▪ appoint, appoint sb (as), name sb (as)
▪

In 2007 Raymonds was appointed (as) president of PSWA.

PRESIDENT + VERB
▪ resign
PREPOSITION
▪ president of
▪

She is president of the Irish Olympic Council.


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