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presidency

[prez-i-duhn-see] / ˈprɛz ɪ dən si /


NOUN
administration
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December's elections will now be an important test of whether the military authorities follow through on their pledge to restore civilian rule and how the expanded powers of the presidency reshape Guinea-Bissau's fragile political system.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Soldiers screened people entering the presidency with metal detectors.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The Seneca Nation also pointed to the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, signed during George Washington’s presidency between the United States and the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Moreno argued that Correa had signed off on the Coca Codo Sinclair project, and that he had launched an investigation into issues with the construction when he had assumed the presidency.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The following day Garfield began his presidency, getting a bitter taste of what lay ahead.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

That sets the early portion of his second term apart from most presidencies over the past four decades.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 2026

It ignored watershed events of the Washington and John Adams presidencies, focusing almost exclusively on slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

South Africa will hand the G20 to the United States, marking the end of a cycle of "Global South" presidencies following those of Brazil, India and Indonesia.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

His appeal is less an argument than an invitation — to keep talking, keep tasting and trust that a cheese aged for years has enough patience to outlast one or two presidencies.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2025

Of some of the finest horses in his stud, the Imaum makes presents to the governors of the Indian presidencies, and deserving officers in his own service.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 by Various




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