presidents

noun

plural of president
as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide

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Recent Examples of presidents Decked out in an oversized chocolate-brown leather jacket, Davidson posed on the red carpet and embraced Variety’s co-presidents Ramin Setoodeh (also the publication’s co-editor-in-chief) and Dea Lawrence. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 During the interim period between presidents, the university convened a committee to find short-term solutions to some issues such as the reductions in graduate students and grant funding. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Recent presidents, by contrast, have generally divested individual stocks or relied on blind trusts or diversified funds to avoid potential conflicts. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Enrollment concerns mount among education groups Sarah Spreitzer, vice president at the American Council on Education, which represents college and university presidents, said international enrollment has suffered. — Annie Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Kickass presidents can also be women, as demonstrated by Viola Davis in G20. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Past presidents have used Camp David, a rustic compound in Maryland, as a weekend retreat and a place to host presidential meetings. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 During the call, the two presidents also emphasized the continuation and strengthening of bilateral and strategic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow, according to the Iranian state news agency's readout. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Chivayo's Rolls-Royces, private aircraft, designer shoes, luxury watches, shopping trips abroad and multimillion-dollar gifts were a constant presence on social media, while his relationships with presidents gave him visibility far beyond Zimbabwe. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
  1. chairpersons
  2. chairmen
  3. moderators
Noun
  • There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Definition of chairpersons
Noun
  • Hastert’s tenure was marked by a shift of power from committee chairmen to GOP leaders, fealty to the Bush administration and an explosion of congressional pet projects known as earmarks.
    — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of chairmen
Noun
  • The candidate forum moderators noted that such proposals have failed in Congress at least 15 times since 2003.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Signpost, our digital information service, has reached 20 million people navigating the hardest moments of their lives, nearly 591,000 of them through one-to-one guidance from moderators, many displaced themselves.
    — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of moderators

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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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