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president

 
/ˈprez·ɪ·dənt/, /-əˌdent/ n [C] (ORGANIZATION)

Definition

a person who has the highest position in a company or organization: The company’s board of directors will name a new president at its next meeting.
(Definition of president n (ORGANIZATION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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