presidential
pronunciation
How to pronounce presidential in British English:
UK [ˌprezɪ'denʃl]
How to pronounce presidential in American English:
US [ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to a president or presidency
- befitting a president
Word Origin
- presidential (adj.)
- c. 1600, "pertaining to a president," from Medieval Latin praesidentialis, from praesidentia "office of a president" (see presidency). Related: Presidentially.
Example
- 1. Call him the freddy krueger of potential presidential nominees .
- 2. France 's presidential election has wall street and the global markets worried – and for good reason .
- 3. Borrowing a page from the presidential approval-rating surveys , it asked employees :
- 4. Afghanistan 's presidential elections take place next month .
- 5. This calls above all for presidential diplomacy from america .