What does président in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word président in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use président in French.

The word président in French means president, CEO, president, preside over, preside over, govern, the chairman, the president, the President of the Republic, President of the Republic, vice president, President of the Council, managing director, vice-president, President's New Year wishes. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word président

president

(personne qui dirige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président du tribunal arrive et la foule se lève. La nouvelle présidente du groupe va venir rencontrer notre filiale.
The new chair of the group is going to come and meet our branch.

CEO

(président directeur général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président sera à la réunion de demain.
The CEO will be at the meeting tomorrow.

president

(chef de l'État)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Pape a rencontré le président français.
The Pope met with the French president.

preside over

verbe transitif (diriger)

Le nouveau directeur préside la réunion.
The new director is presiding over the meeting.

preside over

verbe transitif indirect (veiller à [qch])

Armand préside à l'éducation de ses enfants.
Armand keeps an eye on his children's education.

govern

verbe transitif indirect (influencer fortement [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

the chairman, the president

(formule de politesse pour président) (speaking about)

the President of the Republic

nom masculin (formule d'appel) (speaking about)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

President of the Republic

nom masculin (responsable d'une république)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est le président de la République qui est le chef des armées.

vice president

(assistant de président)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

President of the Council

nom masculin (France (chef du gouvernement (IVe république)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

managing director

nom masculin (dirigeant de société) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monsieur Dupont est le président-directeur général de cette banque.

vice-president

(président en second)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vice-président assure l'intérim en cas d'absence du président.
The vice-president deputises in the president's absence.

President's New Year wishes

nom masculin pluriel (France (cérémonie officielle)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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