presidential

US /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Freq #8007

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to a president or to a presidency.

The presidential election will be held in November.
2

adj
Behaving in a dignified, confident way suitable for a president.

Critics said the candidate did not look presidential during the debate.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms nonpresidentialpostpresidentialprepresidentialpresidentiablepresidentialismpresidentialistpresidentialitypresidentiallypresidentialnessprexiesemi-presidentialsemipresidential

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presidential term
the period during which someone holds the office of president

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From president + -ial.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# presidential

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/
**Frequency rank:** 8007

## Meanings
1. Relating to a president or to a presidency.
2. Behaving in a dignified, confident way suitable for a president.

## Examples
- The presidential election will be held in November.
- Critics said the candidate did not look presidential during the debate.

## Derived Forms
- nonpresidential
- postpresidential
- prepresidential
- presidentiable
- presidentialism
- presidentialist
- presidentiality
- presidentially
- presidentialness
- prexie
- semi-presidential
- semipresidential

## Etymology
From president + -ial.

## AI Etymology
Presidential comes from president + -ial. In present-day English it covers relating to a president or to a presidency and behaving in a dignified, confident way suitable for a president. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonpresidential, postpresidential, prepresidential, presidentiable, presidentialism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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