president
US: /ˈpɹɛzəˌdɛnt/, /ˈpɹɛzɪdənt/
UK: /pɹˈɛzɪdənt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
president /'prezidənt/- danh từ
- chủ tịch (buổi họp, hội nước...)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tổng thống
- hiệu trưởng (trường đại học)
- (sử học) thống sứ, thống đốc (ở một nước thuộc địa)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 (also President) the leader of a republic, especially the US: Several presidents attended the funeral. + the President of the United States + President Clinton is due to visit the country next month. + Do you have any comment, Mr President?
2 (also President) the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, etc: to be made president of the students' union + She travels extensively in her role as President fo the Save the Children Fund.
3 (especially AmE) the person in charge of a bank or a commercial organization: the bank president + the president of Columbia Pictures
presidential adjective: a presidential campaign / candidate / election + a presidential system of government + a presidential year (= one in which the people vote for the next president of the country)
Collocation
ADJ.
acting, caretaker, honorary, interim, provisional | deputy, vice | elect
the president elect, Michael Roberts
| incoming, outgoing | incumbent | former, past, previous | lame-duck | civilian, military | federal, national, state | club, company, party, university
VERB + PRESIDENT
appoint, appoint sb (as), elect, elect sb (as), name sb (as), swear sb in as
He was sworn in as president on August 31.
| serve as | impeach
PRESIDENT + VERB
veto sth | intervene (in sth)
Concise dictionary
presidents'prezɪdəntnoun
+an executive officer of a firm or corporation
+the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
+the chief executive of a republic
+the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
+the head administrative officer of a college or university
+the office of the United States head of state
