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/pɾesiˈðente/
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
Examples
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The president will give a speech tonight.
elegida presidenta .
She was elected president of the committee.
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The president of the bank resigned yesterday.
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The president signed the law this very afternoon.
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The journalists were waiting for the president at the entrance.
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