sitting president

collocation in English

meaningsofsittingandpresident

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sitting
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪt.ɪŋ/us
/ˈsɪt̬.ɪŋ/
existing or continuing at the ...
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president
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/us
/ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/
(the title given to) the person who has the highest political position in a country that is a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of ...
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(Definition ofsittingandpresidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Presumably, your interest like my own, is compounded out of expectations, hopes and fears about eachsittingpresidentinside the presidency.
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Instead, they usually intervened to give victory to the candidate supported by thesittingpresident.
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Not surprisingly, all the other candidates apart from thesittingpresidentwithdrew from the elections.
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The founder who was still thesittingpresidentof the school grew ill.
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In this table, the administration ticket is the ticket supported by thesittingpresident.
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As special counsel, he became the first lawyer to question asittingpresidentunder oath as part of an investigation of that president.
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It was the first time that asittingpresidentdedicated a synagogue building.
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It is the first time asittingpresidenthas arrived on the deck of an aircraft carrier by plane.
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When brought to the station however, the officers became unsure if asittingpresidentcould be formally charged if he had not been impeached.
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On the other hand, midterm elections are sometimes regarded as a referendum on the sitting president's and/or incumbent party's performance.
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