No. 127 in Latvian
prezidents
President
In a sentence
Latvijas prezidents apsveica tautu neatkarības dienā.
The President of Latvia congratulated the people on Independence Day.
In this sentence, 'prezidents' is used as a noun referring to the head of state (the President) in a formal context.
Manā ģimenē tētis vienmēr joko, ka viņš ir mājas prezidents.
In my family, my father always jokes that he is the household's president.
Here, 'prezidents' is used figuratively to mean a leader or decision-maker within an informal setting (the household in this case).
Skolēnu padomē tika ievēlēts jauns prezidents.
A new president was elected for the student council.
In this example, 'prezidents' is used to denote a leader or head of a smaller organizational body, such as a student council.
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