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a person in charge of a meeting
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Recent Examples of presidents
Countries that tolerate hate speech, whether from presidents or platforms, are more likely to experience hate crimes.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Past popes have criticized past presidents for going to war.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
By the way, other presidents will use the ballroom a lot more than me.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner dates back to its first dinner in 1921, which has brought together presidents, journalists, lawmakers, and celebrities to celebrate the freedom of the press.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
In the decade before Reagan was shot, presidents visited the hotel more than a hundred times.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
There weren’t women prime ministers or women presidents.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Then, in 1978, Congress acted once again — to apply that concept to future presidents.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Past popes have criticized past presidents for going to war.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
By the way, other presidents will use the ballroom a lot more than me.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner dates back to its first dinner in 1921, which has brought together presidents, journalists, lawmakers, and celebrities to celebrate the freedom of the press.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
In the decade before Reagan was shot, presidents visited the hotel more than a hundred times.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
There weren’t women prime ministers or women presidents.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Then, in 1978, Congress acted once again — to apply that concept to future presidents.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Last week, Longgrear collected endorsements from House Speaker Jon Burns and the chairmen of the state House and Senate Education committees.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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It will be led by Wellness House board members Thomas Cranmer and Julie Thick, who are chairmen of the event.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The topics posed by the debate moderators touched on only a couple of those issues, and then too briefly to be significant.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The topics posed by the debate moderators touched on only a couple of those issues, and then too briefly to be significant.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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