President

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Precedent.

II. President ·noun A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius.

III. President ·noun The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like.

IV. President ·adj Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

V. President ·noun One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body.

VI. President ·noun The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States.

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