president

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 →
2. A president is the person in charge of a club, company, college or organisation. tree →

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 →
• Ireland has a president who lives in Dublin. tree →
• She was elected president of the school council. tree →
• The president of the chess club organised the competition. tree →
• The President of the United States lives in the White House. tree →
• Who will be the next president? tree →
• 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 →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →

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.