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common
/pɾesiˈðente/
#518 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
president
Word origin
From Latin praesidens, praesidentis ('one who presides'), the present participle of praesidere ('to sit before, to preside'), from prae ('before') and sedere ('to sit').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- praesidens
- English cognates
- president, preside, sedentary
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralpresidentes
Examples
discurso .
The president will give a speech tonight.
elegida presidenta comite.
She was elected president of the committee.
.
The president of the bank resigned yesterday.
.
The president signed the law this very afternoon.
periodistas .
The journalists were waiting for the president at the entrance.
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