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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

Example Sentences

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He advised the Graham, Kasich, and Biden presidential campaigns on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

In other words, he was the unconventional ambassadorial appointment to deal with the unconventional presidential victor.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He said he was actually complying with the act by refusing to relinquish presidential records.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

However, those coalitions will be tested in a presidential election without the incumbent on the ballot, a moment that is growing closer every day.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Forget that she sometimes wore a diamond crown and that I’d flown to London on the presidential jet; we were just two tired ladies oppressed by our shoes.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama