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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
Previous presidents, such as Barack Obama, chose to highlight some of America's most famous faces such as Tom Hanks, during their state visits.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In his three years on the throne, King Charles III has already hosted the South African, French and South Korean presidents, the Japanese Emperor and the Emir of Qatar.
—Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
American presidents are almost never offered a state visit during their second term.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Typically, second-term presidents are not afforded the pomp of another state visit.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Chakwera faces an unprecedented 16 opposition candidates including two former Malawi presidents, Joyce Banda and Peter Mutharika, and Atupele Muluzi, the son of former President Bakili Muluzi.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly two dozen amendments were added on in a series of votes, including one related to ending the two Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that backers say have been abused by presidents.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Of course, this represents only a fraction of the total miles clocked by prime ministers, presidents and other heads of state and government.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Sotomayor was joined by the court’s other two justices appointed by Democratic presidents, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In his three years on the throne, King Charles III has already hosted the South African, French and South Korean presidents, the Japanese Emperor and the Emir of Qatar.
—Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
American presidents are almost never offered a state visit during their second term.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Typically, second-term presidents are not afforded the pomp of another state visit.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Chakwera faces an unprecedented 16 opposition candidates including two former Malawi presidents, Joyce Banda and Peter Mutharika, and Atupele Muluzi, the son of former President Bakili Muluzi.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly two dozen amendments were added on in a series of votes, including one related to ending the two Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that backers say have been abused by presidents.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Of course, this represents only a fraction of the total miles clocked by prime ministers, presidents and other heads of state and government.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Sotomayor was joined by the court’s other two justices appointed by Democratic presidents, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
Noun
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The feeling about Madonna's return appears to be mutual, per a statement from, Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck, co-chairmen of Warner Records.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overdeck and Siegel stepped back from their co-CEO roles last year to become co-chairmen of the firm, but Overdeck returned to its management committee earlier this year.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 2023 Reddit protests showed how seriously moderators take their positions.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The mother-daughter duo as moderators was perfectly on theme as the panel discussed all things generational and diasporic beauty rituals.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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