PRESIDENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRESIDENT?

Need another word that means the same as “president”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “president” in this overview.

The synonyms of “President” are: chair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, chief executive, president of the united states, prexy, head of state, chief of state, head, chief, director, leader, governor, principal, master, chancellor, vice chancellor, dean, rector, warden, provost, captain, figurehead

President as a Noun

Definitions of "President" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “president” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The celebrant at a Eucharist.
• The chief executive of a republic.
• The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government.
• The head of a company.
• The head of a university.
• The head of a society, council, or other organization.
• The office of the United States head of state.
• An executive officer of a firm or corporation.
• The head of certain colleges.
• The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization.
• The head administrative officer of a college or university.
• The elected head of a republican state.

Synonyms of "President" as a noun (24 Words)

captain	The naval officer in command of a military ship. He did very well academically becoming school captain.
chair	The post of a chairperson. He was due to step down after a three year stint in the chair.
chairman	The permanent or long-term president of a committee, company, or other organization. He received an offer to become the company s chairman and chief executive.
chairperson	The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization. Address your remarks to the chairperson.
chairwoman	A woman who is the administrative head of a department of instruction at a college or university.
chancellor	The president or chief administrative officer of a university. The Lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application.
chief	A person who is in charge. The chief of police.
chief executive	A person who exercises control over workers.
chief of state	A person who is in charge.
dean	(in a college or university, especially Oxford or Cambridge) a senior member of a college, with disciplinary and advisory functions. He is the dean of foreign correspondents.
director	Member of a board of directors. The sales director.
figurehead	A carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.
governor	The elected executive head of a state of the US. The governor of the Bank of England.
head	The obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person s head. Huge heads of fluffy cream flowers.
head of state	That part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves.
leader	A series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material. Nora was up among the leaders.
master	Someone who holds a master s degree from academic institution. I m a master of disguise.
president of the united states	The head administrative officer of a college or university.
prexy	The head administrative officer of a college or university.
principal	An actor who plays a principal role. The winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal.
provost	The Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district in Germany and certain other European countries.
rector	The head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
vice chancellor	A specific form of evildoing.
warden	A prison governor. Securely handcuffed to a warden he was taken to Wandsworth Prison.

Usage Examples of "President" as a noun

• President Kennedy.
• The Irish president.
• The president of the European Union.

Associations of "President" (30 Words)

abstention	The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol. A resolution passed by 126 votes to none with six abstentions.
alderman	A member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council.
appoint	Furnish. They appointed a day in May for the meeting.
ballot	The total number of votes cast in a ballot. He won 54 per cent of the ballot.
candidate	A person taking an examination. She was the perfect candidate for a biography.
caucus	Of a voter attend an electoral caucus especially on behalf of a particular candidate. More than half of those young people that caucused yesterday caucused for Barack Obama.
commissioner	A representative of the supreme authority in an area. A baseball commissioner.
countersign	A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group. You must countersign on this line of the contract.
democratic	Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality- George du Maurier. Democratic art forms.
elect	Selected as the best. They elected him leader.
elected	Subject to popular election.
election	The action of electing or the fact of being elected. The 2008 local council elections.
elective	(of a person or office) appointed or filled by election. The National Assembly with 125 elective members.
electorate	The area represented by one Member of Parliament. 75 per cent of the electorate voted for a Scottish parliament in some form.
governor	The representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state. The governor of the Bank of England.
hustings	The campaigning associated with an election. I was out on the hustings talking to people.
incoming	Arriving at a place or position. Incoming Indonesian settlers.
mayor	(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.
minister	Act as a minister of religion. Will these women be permitted to minister as priests.
nominate	Put forward nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position. Nominate a committee.
nomination	An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election. Send your nominations in by 30th November.
presidential	Relating to a president or presidency. Presidential advisers.
reelect	Elect again.
referendum	A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
satrap	Any subordinate or local ruler.
suffrage	The right to vote in political elections. The women s suffrage movement.
tenure	Guaranteed permanent employment especially as a teacher or lecturer after a probationary period security of tenure. Tenure for university staff has been abolished.
viceroy	Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign.
voter	A person who votes or has the right to vote at an election.
voting	A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.