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单词 President
释义
PresidentPres‧i‧dent, president /ˈprezɪdənt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpresident
Origin:
1300-1400 French président, from Latin, present participle of praesidere; ➔ PRESIDE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • President Chirac visited Japan this week.
  • President Lincoln
  • Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.
  • It was Dever's job to advise the president on his public image.
  • Mandela was already in his seventies when he became president.
  • the president of CBS news
  • the President of Egypt
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A determination to rein in the president also lay behind the Case Act that became law in 1972.
  • I used to be president of the United States.
  • Neither were the auditors able to find Heritage's former president, Joseph Mollicone, to inquire where the money might be.
  • The president of a small environmental group has filed an ethics complaint against Republican Sen.
  • We believe the president has a very strong record in the gay and lesbian community.
  • Who is the current president of the United States?
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe leader of a group or country
someone who is in charge of a group of people, or someone who they have chosen to represent them: · The report has raised strong opposition from radical black leaders.· 12,000 party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.leader of: · the leader of the Communist party· The leaders of the rebel movement have been arrested.world leader (=the leader of a major country): · World leaders are meeting in Geneva today to consider the peace plan.union/party/community etc leader: · To function effectively, a party leader has to be attentive to people's needs.· So far, business leaders have been encouraged by the government's economic policy.gang leader: · Three members of the 'Hells Angels' group were convicted of the murder of a rival gang leader.born leader (=someone who is naturally very good at being a leader): · Peter was a born leader, and his chairmanship of the WWF could not have been more effective.leader of the opposition (=the leader of the group of people in a parliament who are not part of the government, and who argue against it): · The leader of the opposition has demanded an early election.
the people in charge of a political party or country: · Party members had lost confidence in the leadership.· Turkey has lacked any clear leadership since the collapse of the coalition government four months ago.leadership of: · The leadership of the Association was criticized for not making its plans more easily accessible.
the official leader of a country that does not have a king or queen: · President Chirac visited Japan this week.· It was Dever's job to advise the president on his public image.president of: · the President of Egypt
someone who leads a country or state: · President Clinton was the first head of state to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.· Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.
the elected leader of the government in a country that has a parliament: · The British Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street.· Hashimoto was elected prime minister in 1998.prime minister of: · the Prime Minister of India
someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has the power to run the government of a country: · King Priam was a firm, but just ruler.ruler of: · Ramses II, ruler of Egypt in 13,000 BChereditary ruler (=the son or daughter of a ruler, who becomes the new ruler when that parent dies): · Some regimes are governed by hereditary rulers.
a man who is the official leader of a country because he is a member of a royal family: · a portrait of King George VIking of: · King Juan Carlos of Spain· the King of Morocco
a woman who is the official leader of a country because she is a member of a royal family, or a woman who is the wife of a king: · a new biography of Queen Elizabethqueen of: · the Queen of Sweden· the King and Queen of Belgium
use this to describe someone who is recognized as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: · The president is essentially a figurehead: the real power lies with the prime minister.· He was never more than a mere figurehead in the negotiations.
a manager in a high position
an important manager who is in charge of a company or a department in a company: · The directors are meeting today to discuss the company's future.finance/sales/personnel etc director: · Have you met the new finance director?director of: · Dr Jane Wilde, director of the Health Promotion Agency
also chief executive officer/CEO American the manager with most authority in the normal, everyday management of a company. This job is often combined with other jobs, such as that of president: · Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.chief executive of: · the CEO of General Motors
the person in charge of a large company or organization, especially in the US: · Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.president of: · the president of CBS news
American abbreviation VP the person in a company or organization who is directly below the president in rank, and who is usually responsible for a particular part of the company: · Meyer hopes to become the company's first female vice president.vice president of/for: · the vice president for sales and marketing· the VP of corporate affairs
the person who is in charge of a large company or organization, especially the most powerful member of its board: · Doreen's leaving party looked more like a board meeting, with the chairman and directors there to say goodbye.chairman/chairwoman of: · Manley gradually worked her way up, and within ten years became chairwoman of the board.· The Chairman of British Airways visited Downing Street last week.
British the person in charge of the daily management of a company or organization. This job is often combined with that of chairman: managing director of: · Silva has been appointed managing director of the sales division.· He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
the person in charge of an organization or department: head of: · the former head of MI5, the British Intelligence Service· She's the head of research and development.
WORD SETS
AOB, bookkeeping, nounCEO, nounchairman, nouncompany secretary, nounconsortium, nouncontractual, adjectivecosting, noundenationalize, verbdirector, noundirectorate, noundirectorship, nounflow chart, nounfront office, nounhatchet man, nounhuman resources, nounline management, nounline manager, nounmaladministration, nounmanagement, nounmanagement consultant, nounmanager, nounmanageress, nounmanagerial, adjectivemiddle management, nounnon-executive director, nounposition paper, nounpresident, nounpyramid, nounquality assurance, nounquality control, nounsilent partner, nounventure, nounvice-president, nounwhite knight, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Fitzsimmons was named senior executive vice president, and it appeared his coaching days were over.· Tenants began moving in July 8, said Peter Novak, executive vice president.· Clippers executive vice president Andy Roeser said the team filed the paperwork Thursday announcing their intentions.· Mr Cuylenburg was recently executive vice president of operations at Xerox Corp. and is a consultant to that firm.· She is a 15-year veteran of the company and has been serving as executive vice president.
· Like Clinton 12 years later, he possessed in volume what the incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, lacked.· An election campaign between an incumbent president and a Senate majority leader is bound to be fought out in legislative jousting.· Never in this century has the fight for the presidency pitted a congressional monarch against an incumbent president.
· It also has a new president.· Now the new president has appointed his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, to lead a task force on health care reform.· To those who think the nation needs a new president to set its conduct straight, it was probably effective.· If that doesn't work out, the search for a new president will begin.· This is not a happy situation for a new president.· But here too the new Chechen president is picking a cautious central course.
· And he was a senior vice president.· Mr McLaughlin, 44 years old, was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.· Frank Galvone was also a senior vice president.· Additionally, Jeff Osbourn, 38, was promoted to senior vice president of operations.· Alan D.. Collenette has been named a senior vice president and district manager of the San Francisco office.· Satjiv Chahil, formerly the vice president of entertainment and new media, will be senior vice president of corporate marketing.· Ellis senior vice president in San Jose.· Mr Hoffman, 47, previously was senior vice president of Fingerhut Cos.
· His vice president Gerald Ford took over for the remainder of his term but lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter.· Fitzsimmons was named senior executive vice president, and it appeared his coaching days were over.· Mattie might even make it as vice president.· He and Clinton have formed such a close working partnership that Kemp, as vice president, would like to emulate Gore.· She was in-house counsel and vice president for a medical company in Concord when she decided to give up her day job.· She is a 15-year veteran of the company and has been serving as executive vice president.· Mr Selfridge will be succeeded as chief financial officer by Jeff Reinhold, 38, who also will serve as vice president.
VERB
· So when the invitation to become president of BitC arrived shortly afterwards, Charles accepted with alacrity.· Afterward, he was elected Arkansas attorney general and served as governor for 10 years before becoming president.· He is to become president of the Savile Row tailor which bears his name.· After seizing power, the soldiers changed into civilian clothes and became presidents.· Chung Yong Hoo, the admiral whose wife was said to be involved, had retired before Mr Kim became president.· Their family had founded the bank, and Wilfred and Mark, when still in their twenties, became president and treasurer.· Since becoming president in 1993 he has encouraged dovish leaders to move on the path to peace.· John McCain, R-Ariz., dreams of Bob Dole becoming president.
· The deadlock in electing a president heightened the political tension in the country.· John Sweeney is elected president of the AFL-CIO.· He was chairman of the legal and technical committee until March 2000, when he was then elected as vice president.· They elected me student body president there.· But in 1997 Kim Dae-jung, a former critic of the bases, was elected president.· Q.. Have other Iowa caucus winners been elected president?· We are the national majority, but we must elect a Republican president for that national majority to truly govern.· She intends to continue her high-visibility job as head of the Red Cross if her husband Bob is elected president.
· Companies that get together no longer need as many accountants or vice presidents of marketing as each had before the merger.· The retailer named Gale Duff-Bloom president of marketing and company communications, a new position.· It was created by a former vice president of marketing for Nestle and is produced in the Midwest.· Also departing: Jim Groff, vice president of education marketing.· Satjiv Chahil, formerly the vice president of entertainment and new media, will be senior vice president of corporate marketing.
· When the politicians returned to Congress, they approved the compromise that named Arteaga interim president.· Since Newman was named president in October, Bankers Trust reorganized its derivatives and asset management businesses.· Bennett, 44 years old, succeeds Rob Dickenson, 46, who recently was named president of a new company division.· It named Thomas Ashmore president of the top-10-market organization, which will be based in Dallas.· Alan D.. Collenette has been named a senior vice president and district manager of the San Francisco office.· They have no reason to name the president.
· Jesse Jackson, who ran for president in 1984 and 1988, is a spent force.· The Republicans running for president now come to Arizona so they might live their dreams while we relive our nightmares.· Heavens, as a free woman, she might even run for president in 1992.· A progressive institution in many ways, Rollins was run autocratically by its president, Hamilton Holt.· Third, he ran for president in 1988 and lost a bitter primary battle with George Bush.· Although if I had, I can safely say that the last thing I would be doing is running for president.· Why are senators so poor at running for president?
· Respondents said the president is better able to handle a variety of issues.
· Three of the last six presidents served as vice president.· In 1880-1 he served as president of the Institution.· If one person is the majority stockholder, he or she may also serve as president as well as chairperson.· He was succeeded by Robert Greber, who had served as president and chief operating officer.· Molly serving a term as president would give me three years to prepare myself to run.· She is a 15-year veteran of the company and has been serving as executive vice president.
1the official leader of a country that does not have a king or queen → vice-presidentPresident of the president of France President Bush2the person who has the highest position in a company or organization → vice-presidentPresident of the president of General Motors
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