President

Definition - Noun
1  : an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly
2  : an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit
3  : the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usu. entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies
4  : the presiding officer of a governmental body <the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate ­U.S. Constitution art. I>
5 a  : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government
b  : an elected official having the position of chief of state but usu. only minimal political powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
Pronunciation'pre-z&-d&nt, -"dent

Pronunciation Key

  • \&\ as a and u in a b ut
  • \[^&]\ as e in kitt en
  • \&r\ as ur and er in f urther
  • \a\ as a inash
  • \A\ as a in ace
  • \Š\ as o in m op
  • \au\ as ou in ou t
  • \ch\ as ch in ch in
  • \e\ as e in bet
  • \E\ as ea in easy
  • \g\ as g in go
  • \i\ as i in hit
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  • \I\ as i in ice
  • \j\ as j in job
  • \[ng]\ as ng in sing
  • \O\ as o in go
  • \o\ as aw in law
  • \oi\ as oy in boy
  • \th\ as th in thin
  • \[th_]\ as thin the
  • \Ÿ\ as oo in loot
  • \u\ as oo in foot
  • \y\ as y in yet
  • \zh\ as si in vision
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    best evidence rule

    a rule of evidence: in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or photograph the original must be provided unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unobtainable


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