No. 272 in Dutch
president
The head of a republic or an organization.
In a sentence
De president van het land hield een toespraak over vrede.
The president of the country gave a speech about peace.
Here, 'president' refers to a political leader or head of state.
Als voorzitter van de vergadering fungeert hij als president.
As chairman of the meeting, he acts as president.
In this sentence, 'president' is used to denote the leader or supervisor of the meeting or assembly.
De schoolpresident wordt elk jaar door de studenten gekozen.
The school president is elected by the students every year.
Here, 'president' represents a representative or leader within a specific community or group, such as a school.
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