No. 196 in Swedish

president

The Swedish word "president" means "president" in English, referring to the head of state or leader of an organization.

In a sentence

Presidenten höll ett viktigt tal till nationen.
The president gave an important speech to the nation.
In this sentence, 'presidenten' (the president) refers to the head of state of a country, showcasing the formal political usage of the term.
Föreningens president valdes nyligen på årsmötet.
The association's president was recently elected at the annual meeting.
Here, 'president' denotes the elected leader of an organization or community group, rather than a state.
I skolan valdes hon till elevrådets president.
At school, she was elected as the student council president.
In this context, 'president' refers to the leader of a school council, showing informal and localized usage.

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