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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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Keiko Fujimori, in her fourth presidential bid, is on track to finish first, according to official results with more than half the ballots counted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Then-vice presidential candidate JD Vance added to the chorus, saying on a podcast, “We need to release the Epstein list.”

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

What few realize is that this pattern traces to just one of the four years of the U.S. presidential term — and it includes the next 12 months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Whoever wins the presidential race will replace the 83-year-old Balcázar, who has only been in the job since February.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Lyell himself displayed Darwin’s specimens during his presidential address to the Geological Society.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee