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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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Officials gave the dinner a lower security classification than they do for events of national or international significance, another person said, such as the presidential inauguration or the State of the Union address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

More than 2,500 people attended the event, including five of the top six officials in the presidential line of succession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The money was earmarked for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Among the other targets of presidential assassination attempts was Ronald Reagan who was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr in 1981.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

In 1920, Sinclair, Marland, and other oilmen helped finance the successful presidential bid of Warren Harding.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann