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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 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

The price of adult admission to Barack Obama’s new presidential center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Williams tested the streaming waters when he anchored extended coverage of the presidential election in 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And three years later, it became the young republic’s capital, seat of the Congress and the presidential mansion and offices.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis