presidency
presidency Lexical Profile
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• noun
The office, function, or position of a president, whether of a nation, a corporation, a university, or another organization.
"She announced her candidacy for the presidency of the national medical association."
The period or term of time during which a president holds office, or the administration headed by a president.
"Major infrastructure reforms were enacted during the second year of his presidency."
Each of the three major administrative divisions of British India (Bengal, Madras, and Bombay), originally governed by the president of a trading factory of the East India Company.
"Historical records from the Madras Presidency offer detailed insights into colonial taxation policies."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin 'praesidentia', from Latin 'praesidens', the present participle of 'praesidere' ('to sit before, guard, or preside over'), formed from 'prae-' ('before') and 'sedere' ('to sit').
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