Tra từ President - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

presi·dent [president presidents] BrE [ˈprezɪdənt] NAmE [ˈprezɪdənt] noun
1. (also President)the leader of a ↑republic, especially the US
• Several presidents attended the funeral.
•the President of the United States
• President Obama is due to visit the country next month.
•Do you have any comment, Mr President?
2. (also President)the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, etc
•to be made president of the students' union
• She travels extensively in her role as President for the Save the Children Fund.
3. (especially NAmE)the person in charge of a bank or a commercial organization
•the bank president
•the president of Columbia Pictures
Derived Word: ↑presidential

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesident- ‘sitting before’, from praesidere ‘sit before’, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’.

Culture:
president
The President is the head of state of the US and is part of the ↑executive branch of government. He (the President has so far always been a man) decides US policy on foreign affairs and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. He can appoint heads of government ↑departments and federal judges. ↑Congress must ask the President to approve new laws, although it is possible to pass a law without the President’s approval. Each year, the President gives a ↑State of the Union Address to Congress. The President works in what may be the most famous office in the world, the ↑Oval Office in the ↑White House in Washington, DC.
The Constitution requires that a president should be at least 35 years old, and have been born in the US. It is often said that the President is directly elected by the people, and this is true in comparison with countries like Britain where the ↑Prime Minister is selected by Members of Parliament. In fact, although people vote for one of the candidates for President, an ↑electoral college makes the final choice (
note at ↑elections
). A president can serve a maximum of two terms (four years each).
Americans have a lot of respect for the office of President, and they are shocked when the president is believed to have done something wrong or illegal. In such a case it is possible for Congress to impeach the President (= remove him from his job). Congress attempted to impeach President Richard Nixon during the ↑Watergate scandal of the 1970s but he decided to resign before the impeachment process was completed. In 1999, President Bill Clinton was tried by the Senate after admitting that he had had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, having earlier denied it. Many Americans continued to support him and the Senate decided that he was not guilty of ‘high crimes and misdemeanours’ (= offences for which a person can be impeached).

Thesaurus:
president (also President)noun
1. C
•President Obama
head of state • • prime minister • • chancellor • • governor • |journalism premier •
the acting/deputy president/head of state/prime minister/governor/premier
the interim/incoming/outgoing president/prime minister/governor
elect sb (as)/serve as/be sworn in (as) president/head of state/prime minister/chancellor/governor
2. C
•She was elected president of the student union.
head • • leader • • director • • manager • • chief executive • • chairman/chairwoman • • chair • |BrE managing director • • governor • |informal boss • |especially journalism chief •
be appointed (as) president/head/leader/director/manager/chief executive/chairman/chair/managing director/governor/chief
be elected (as) president/head/leader/chairman/chair
resign/stand down/step down as president/head/leader/director/manager/chief executive/chairman/chair/managing director/governor/chief
Which word? President is a title given to the most senior person in some companies. The chairman is the most senior member of the board of directors of a company. The chief executive or managing director makes decisions about how a company is run and is often also the chairman.

Collocations:
Politics
Power
create/form/be the leader of a political party
gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress
start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution
be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle
lead/form a rival/breakaway faction
seize/take control of the government/power
bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime
abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
be forced/removed/driven from office/power
resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister
enter/retire from/return to political life
Political debate
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)
get involved in/feel excluded from the political process
launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement
join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)
come under fire/pressure from opposition parties
Policy
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)
formulate/implement domestic economic policy
change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy
be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy
reform/restructure/modernize the tax system
privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services
invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure
nationalize the banks/the oil industry
promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts
a/the budget is approved/ (especially NAmE) passed by parliament/congress
Making laws
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate
propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution
introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures
amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation
veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution
get/require/be decided by a majority vote
more collocations at ↑economy, ↑voting

Example Bank:
•He was sworn in as President on August 31.
•In 2007 Raymonds was appointed (as) president of PSWA.
•She is president of the Irish Olympic Council.
•the president elect, Michael Roberts
•He was appointed as vice president of business development the following year.
•He was presented with an award by the local branch president.
•President Bush is due to visit the country next month.
•She is expected to have a meeting with the French president in Paris tomorrow.
•She travels extensively in her role as President of the Save the Children Fund.
•She was elected president of the student's union.
•The figures were announced by the Central Bank president.
•The new constitution provides for a directly elected president.
•The term of the outgoing president expires in March.
•There have been moves to impeach the president.