President - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition president

president

---

1 : an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
2 : an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
3 : the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
4 : the presiding officer of a governmental body [the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate "U.S. Constitution art. I"]
5 a : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b : an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
pres·i·den·tial [pre-zə-den-chəl]
adj

pres·i·den·tial·ly adv

pres·i·dent·ship n