elected president

collocation in English

meaningsofandpresident

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withpresident.
president-elect-prime-minister-elect-etc
See more at
president
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/us
/ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/
(the title given to) the person who has the highest political position in a country that is a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of ...
See more atpresident

(Definition ofpresident-elect-prime-minister-elect-etcandpresidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelected president

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Either form of responsibility is sufficient to characterize the regime as mixed (given, of course, the existence of an independentlyelectedpresidentand assembly responsibility).
From theCambridge English Corpus
He was thenelectedpresidentof the party and would be its motor force for the next seventeen months.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given the existence of an independentlyelectedpresident, assembly responsibility (the second condition) is necessary for identifying a 'mixed' regime.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Twenty-five years later, in 2002, he waselectedpresidentof that association.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Once independence was achieved, he led four revolts (1822, 1823, 1828 and 1832) before beingelectedpresidentof the republic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Many of the new democracies since the mid-1970s are semi-presidential regimes that combine a popularlyelectedpresidentwith the traditional features of parliamentary democracy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There was no popularlyelectedpresident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We are committed, by the treaty, to an elected legislative assembly and an elected or indirectlyelectedpresidentor chief executive.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The removal from power of the democraticallyelectedpresidenthas resulted in a climate of violence and insecurity being imposed.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Precious little is left of the hopes which the democraticallyelectedpresidenthad raised as successor of the corrupt military regime.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Does this not illustrate the problem of having a monarch rather than anelectedpresidentto deal with such problems?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Not surprisingly, the union's newlyelectedpresidentwas then banned by his executive from saying anything about it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There has been discussion of the idea that anelectedpresidentor chair should serve for a term of two and a half years.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I could never understand whether they wanted anelectedpresidentor a monarch.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This coup was carried out against anelectedpresident.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Nationalism does not automatically disappear if a democraticallyelectedpresidentcan be found.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Is it conceivable that theelectedpresidentof a great trade union would be ready to name and number his executives?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Whatever the background, we do not send in the military to arrest theelectedpresidentof a country and send him abroad.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
No constitutionallyelectedpresidentcan negotiate with armed rebels that occupy 40% of his country.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition of
Go to the definition ofpresident
See other collocations withpresident