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presidential

[prez-i-den-shuhl] / ˌprɛz ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
governing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrative dominant guiding ruling
STRONG
absolute ascendant conducting controlling determining directing dominating executive mastering ordering overseeing restraining superintending
WEAK
authoritative gubernatorial influential magisterial regulatory supervisory supreme
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inferior subordinate
WEAK
powerless tributary
ADJECTIVE
governmental
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrative bureaucratic gubernatorial legal legislative regulatory supervisory
WEAK
executive magisterial official sovereign

Example Sentences

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He had received endorsements from top Democrats, including California Sen. Adam Schiff and Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, his close friend and a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

You’re certainly right that the presidential pardon power does not extend to state criminal offenses.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The presidential communications office in Manila didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Williams tested the streaming waters when he anchored extended coverage of the presidential election in 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Some free African Americans spoke out, yet the notion of colonization persisted— even Abraham Lincoln favored it as a presidential candidate in 1860.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis