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{
"term": "president",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the leader of a republic, for example the US",
"sensetop": "as president",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Several presidents attended the funeral."
},
{
"text": "the President of the United States"
},
{
"text": "President Biden visited the country twice."
},
{
"text": "Do you have any comment, Mr President?"
},
{
"text": "France **elected a** new **president** in 2017."
},
{
"text": "Ford **became president** following Nixon's resignation."
},
{
"text": "She should **run for president**."
},
{
"text": "the **former** South African **president**, Nelson Mandela"
},
{
"text": "He was sworn in as President on August 31.",
"contextForm": "as president"
},
{
"text": "She is expected to have a meeting with the French president in Paris tomorrow."
},
{
"text": "The new constitution provides for a directly elected president."
},
{
"text": "The term of the outgoing president expires in March."
},
{
"text": "There have been moves to impeach the president."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society", "Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["American", "French", "etc."],
"verb + president": ["elect", "elect somebody (as)", "re-elect"],
"president + verb": [
"appoint somebody",
"nominate somebody",
"authorize something"
],
"preposition": ["president of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to be made president of the students’ union"
},
{
"text": "She travels extensively in her role as President of the World Wide Fund for Nature."
},
{
"text": "In 2007 Raymonds was appointed (as) president of PSWA."
},
{
"text": "She is president of the Irish Olympic Council."
}
],
"topics": ["Education", "People in society"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["acting", "honorary", "interim"],
"verb + president": [
"appoint",
"appoint somebody (as)",
"name somebody (as)"
],
"president + verb": ["resign"],
"preposition": ["president of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the person in charge of a bank or a commercial organization",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the bank president"
},
{
"text": "the president of Columbia Pictures"
},
{
"text": "He was presented with an award by the local branch president."
},
{
"text": "The figures were announced by the Central Bank president."
}
],
"topics": ["Jobs"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["acting", "honorary", "interim"],
"verb + president": [
"appoint",
"appoint somebody (as)",
"name somebody (as)"
],
"president + verb": ["resign"],
"preposition": ["president of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprezɪdənt/",
"audio": "pr/president/president__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprezɪdənt/",
"audio": "pr/president/president__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesident- ‘sitting before’, from praesidere ‘sit before’, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’."
}