presidential
//pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l//
Forms
- Comparative
- more presidential
- Superlative
- most presidential
Definitions
1.Pertaining to a president or presidency.
2.With the bearing or composure that befits a president; stately, dignified.
3.(of prayers) addressed to God on behalf of the congregation by the presiding priest
4.Alternative letter-case form of presidential.
- After delaying the decision for three years, the President eventually endorsed the concept in the foremath of the 1984 Presidential election, ..
- On December 7, 2015, Donald Trump, then a dark-horse candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, used his Facebook page to promote a press release.
- Is there any precedent in Ohio for a downballot candidate receiving on a percentage or absolute basis so many more votes than the Presidential candidate of the same party in this or any other presidential election?
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1542
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
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English president
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisder.
Old French -ialder.
Middle English -ial
English -ial
English presidential
From president + -ial.