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presidential

[prez-i-den-shuhl] / ˌprɛz ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
governing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrative dominant guiding ruling
STRONG
absolute ascendant conducting controlling determining directing dominating executive mastering ordering overseeing restraining superintending
WEAK
authoritative gubernatorial influential magisterial regulatory supervisory supreme
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inferior subordinate
WEAK
powerless tributary
ADJECTIVE
governmental
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrative bureaucratic gubernatorial legal legislative regulatory supervisory
WEAK
executive magisterial official sovereign

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Dissanayake's leftist JVP, or the People's Liberation Front, won a two-thirds majority at the November 2024 parliamentary elections after his own victory two months earlier in the presidential poll.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Nigeria's seat of power, the Aso Rock presidential villa, rests on what was once a community shrine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To compare, 602,990 Montanans cast presidential ballots in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s no surprise that presidential approval ratings typically jump in times of war.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

One priority was installing listening devices in the campaign office of Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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