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How to spell president

What it means: The leader of a country or organization.

In a sentence: The president gave a speech to the children about kindness. ▶

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as presedent or presidant.

Same family: presiding, presided, presidency, vice-president, chairperson. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: President comes from Latin roots meaning “to sit before” or “sit in front,” because the president sits at the head of the group and leads the meeting. Over time, the word grew from describing a meeting leader to also naming the elected head of a country.

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