presidential B2 Topic:Describing People 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 Common collocations presidential term Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From president + -ial. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 People markdown