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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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In other words, he was the unconventional ambassadorial appointment to deal with the unconventional presidential victor.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Throughout most of U.S. history, presidential records have been treated as the president’s personal property.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

However, those coalitions will be tested in a presidential election without the incumbent on the ballot, a moment that is growing closer every day.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

CHICAGO—Barack Obama’s new presidential center isn’t a cheap date, and neither is his adopted hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Fischer headlines dominated the front pages of newspapers all over the world, crowding off such “secondary” news items as the 1972 United States presidential nominations.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady