1. The chief political executive of a government; the head of state. [Cases: United States 26. C.J.S. United States §§ 45–47.]
2. The chief executive officer of a corporation or other organization.
3. CHAIR(1).
4. See CHAIR(3). See (in senses 3 & 4) presiding officer (3) under OFFICER(2). — presidential, adj.
immediate past president. The last president who held office before the incumbent. See EMERITUS.
president-elect. An officer who automatically succeeds to the presidency when the incumbent president’s term expires. • If the organization’s governing documents so provide, the president-elect may act as president in the incumbent president’s absence, or may assume the presidency early if the incumbent does not finish the term.
