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# presidential

adjective (presidential; more presidential)

«presidential» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Presidential means to do with a president, the elected leader of a country such as the USA, France or Ireland, or the head of a club or company («a presidential election»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#m1)
2. Presidential can mean looking or acting serious and important, like a president should. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#m2)

### In the lessons

In politics lessons, «presidential elections» in the USA happen every four years; the winner lives in the White House. In Ireland, the President is head of state and is chosen in a presidential election, but the Taoiseach leads the government. In the news, «presidential candidates» debate on TV.

### Examples

- The USA has a presidential election every four years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x1)
- The presidential candidates debated on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x2)
- The presidential palace is guarded day and night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x3)
- France has a presidential system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x4)
- Ireland held a presidential election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x5)
- He looked very presidential in his suit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x6)
- The presidential plane is called Air Force One. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/#x7)

### Note

Adjective from «president»; spelt «-tial». Capital P only in names like «the Presidential Medal». Trap: in the UK, Canada and Australia there is a Prime Minister, not a president.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «presidential» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«presidential» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/presidential.html) on Mova free.