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a person in charge of a meeting
the president of the international conference on genocide
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Recent Examples of presidents
Other airports named after presidents aren’t trademarked to companies managed by the honoree or their families.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Plenty of presidents have dismissed the warnings and prognostications of their intelligence advisers, or simply not made time to hear them.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Earlier presidents worked hard to put campaigns behind them and acknowledge their responsibilities to the entire nation.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet those presidents chose not to deal with it, hoping the next president would, but none did.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Incumbent presidents generally don’t fare well in the mid-term elections, but Trump’s defeats could hand Democrats power to run Congress and impeach him again.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Private communications by Mountain West presidents could be placed under protective order, shielding them from public consumption.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Women only make up about 20% of hospital presidents in the United States.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Peter is woven into the fabric of NBC News, serving as our chief White House correspondent and covering three presidents over the past 15 years.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Plenty of presidents have dismissed the warnings and prognostications of their intelligence advisers, or simply not made time to hear them.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Earlier presidents worked hard to put campaigns behind them and acknowledge their responsibilities to the entire nation.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet those presidents chose not to deal with it, hoping the next president would, but none did.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Incumbent presidents generally don’t fare well in the mid-term elections, but Trump’s defeats could hand Democrats power to run Congress and impeach him again.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Private communications by Mountain West presidents could be placed under protective order, shielding them from public consumption.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Women only make up about 20% of hospital presidents in the United States.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Peter is woven into the fabric of NBC News, serving as our chief White House correspondent and covering three presidents over the past 15 years.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Membership co-chairmen are Sharon Woodward and Joyce Rogers.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the new horror movie Faces of Death, the Euphoria alum, 29, and musician, 33, play two content moderators with differing viewpoints.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Kristi Noem’s record The KELO moderators asked the candidates to grade former Kristi Noem’s performance as governor.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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