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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWorking president
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An executive officer within an organization or political party who handles day-to-day administrative and operational duties, often sharing responsibilities with or deputizing for a titular president.
"The party appointed a working president to manage upcoming election campaigns while the president focused on national strategy." - 2
An active leader who exercises executive powers directly in a corporate or institutional setting.
"As the working president, she oversaw the restructuring of all regional branches."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'working', originating from Old English 'wyrcan' (to labor, perform), and 'president', coming from Latin 'praesidere' (to preside over). The specific political role of a 'working president' emerged primarily in organizational and political contexts in the 20th century to denote an executive leader sharing or stepping into operational duties.
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Président exécutif
Transliteration: prez-i-dahn eg-zek-u-tif
"Le président exécutif a géré les affaires quotidiennes."
Geschäftsführender Präsident
Transliteration: ge-schafts-fuhr-en-der pre-zi-dent
"Der geschäftsführende Präsident leitete das Treffen."
Presidente operativo
Transliteration: pre-zi-den-te o-pe-ra-ti-vo
"Il presidente operativo ha supervisionato il nuovo progetto."
Presidente ejecutivo
Transliteration: pre-si-den-te e-xe-cu-ti-vo
"El presidente ejecutivo tomó las decisiones diarias."
Presidente executivo
Transliteration: pɾeziˈdẽtʃi eɡzeˈkutivu
"O presidente executivo liderou a reunião."
कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष
Transliteration: karyakari adhyaksh
"पार्टी ने चुनाव से पहले नए कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष की नियुक्ति की।"
执行会长
Transliteration: zhíxíng huìzhǎng
"执行会长负责处理日常事务。"
수석부회장
Transliteration: suseok buhoejang
"수석부회장이 회의를 주재했습니다."
執行会長
Transliteration: shikkō kaichō
"執行会長が日常の業務を管理しています。"
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