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presidency

[prez-i-duhn-see] / ˈprɛz ɪ dən si /
NOUN
administration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry
STRONG
President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers officials powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs
WEAK
chargé d'affaires front office governing body top brass
NOUN
administration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
regime
STRONG
dynasty incumbency reign stay tenure term
NOUN
government
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union
STRONG
Washington bureaucracy command control direction domination dominion empire execution executive governance guidance influence jurisdiction patronage polity predominance regency regimentation regulation restraint sovereignty statecraft superintendence superiority supervision supremacy sway
WEAK
Uncle Sam political practice powers that be the feds
Antonyms
STRONG
inferiority opposition powerlessness submission subservience weakness
WEAK
anarchy chaos coup insurrection lawlessness mutiny revolt revolution

Example Sentences

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It’s the kind of rhetoric that shocks the conscience, even in a presidency defined by shock.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

But what started as a robust pipeline to the presidency has gotten pretty anemic since then.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

But another variable may yet prove relevant to the timeline of his remaining presidency, which hasn’t quite three years to run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

France currently holds the rotating presidency of the G7 advanced economies.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Setting his sights on the 1984 election, Jesse Jackson would become the second African American ever to run a serious national campaign for the presidency, after Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s unsuccessful run in 1972.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama