president
/ˈprezɪdənt/noun
1
- the elected head of a republican state共和国总统; 国家主席：
the Irish president
爱尔兰总统
as title President Khrushchev.赫鲁晓夫主席。
1.1
- the head of a society, council, or other organization（协会、委员会等的）主席; 会长：
the president of the European Community.
欧共体主席。
1.2
- the head of certain colleges（学院）院长。
1.3
- N. Amer. the head of a university〈北美〉大学校长。
1.4
- N. Amer.the head of a company〈北美〉公司总裁。
2
- Christian Church the celebrant at a Eucharist【基督教】圣餐主持教士。
派生词
presidential
adjectivepresidentially
adverbpresidentship
noun （〈古〉）词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesident- 'sitting before' （see PRESIDE）.