# presidential

Pronunciation: US say "prez-i-DEN-shuhl" /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/; UK

## Adjective

1. Relating to a president or to the office of the presidency.
   - Simple: Having to do with a president or the job of being president.
   - _Presidential authority over foreign policy has expanded considerably over the past century._
   - _Reporters camped outside the presidential residence awaiting an announcement._
2. Showing the dignified composure that befits a president; stately and self-assured.
   - Simple: Having the calm, dignified manner that people expect from a great leader.
   - _Critics agreed she struck a presidential tone, calm and commanding throughout the address._
   - _His measured response to the disaster seemed remarkably presidential._
3. Of a prayer, spoken to God by the presiding priest on behalf of the whole congregation.
   - Simple: Of a prayer, said to God by the priest in church for the whole group of worshippers.
   - _The collect is a presidential prayer, offered by the celebrant on behalf of all present._
   - _Liturgists distinguish presidential prayers from those recited by the entire assembly._

## Adjective

4. Presiding over or keeping watch over a place, person, or sphere. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Having charge of something or watching over it.

## Origin

Formed from "president" combined with the suffix "-ial."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/presidential (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).