[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/president/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / president # president noun (a president, presidents; the President) «president» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A president is the leader of a country that has no king or queen, usually chosen by the people in an election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#m1) 2. A president is the person in charge of a club, company, college or organisation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#m2) ### In the lessons In citizenship and history lessons the President of the United States and the President of Ireland are heads of state. The UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have a king or queen as head of state instead. At school there may be a class or student council president. Phrases: run for president, vice president. ### Examples - The President gave a speech on television. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x1) - Ireland has a president who lives in Dublin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x2) - She was elected president of the school council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x3) - The president of the chess club organised the competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x4) - The President of the United States lives in the White House. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x5) - Who will be the next president? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x6) - Then he went to the magistrate, who informed the president of the museum of the discovery, and advised Ib to take the treasures himself to the president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/#x7) ### Note Capital P when it is a title or a particular person: President Lincoln, the President. Related: presidential, presidency. Do not confuse with «prime minister», who leads the government in countries like the UK, Canada and Australia. ## In Jewish tradition In Daniel it names the three high officials set over the satraps (governors) of King Darius's kingdom. Daniel was one of them. **Interpretation.** The tradition reads Daniel's rise above the other officials as showing the "surpassing spirit" God gave him, and their jealousy as leading to the story of the lions' den. ### Examples - Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/president/#x1) - The substance of this little volume was read as a \[p. 13\] Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/president/#x2) - Then these presidents and satraps came tumultuously to the king, and said thus unto him: 'King Darius, live for ever! (Writings DAN.6.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/president/#x3) - and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage. (Writings DAN.6.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/president/#x4) - Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the presidents and the satraps, because a surpassing spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. (Writings DAN.6.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/president/#x5) ### Note Capital P when it is a title or a particular person: President Lincoln, the President. Related: presidential, presidency. Do not confuse with «prime minister», who leads the government in countries like the UK, Canada and Australia. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «president» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«president» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/president.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «president» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/president/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«president» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/president.html) on Mova free.