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10 Language-to-English DictionariesJoint-president
/ˈdʒɔɪnt ˈprɛzɪdənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
One of two or more people who share the office, title, and responsibilities of president equally.
"The merged organization decided to operate under the leadership of a joint-president until the next election cycle." - 2
A co-head of a society, committee, or institution who collaborates on executive decisions.
"She serves as the joint-president of the international trade association alongside her European colleague."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English 'joint' (derived from Old French 'joint', past participle of 'joindre', from Latin 'jungere', meaning 'to join') with 'president' (from Latin 'praesident-', meaning 'sitting before', from 'praesidere'). It emerged in modern corporate and organizational governance contexts to describe power-sharing executive leadership roles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Joint-president" is said worldwide
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coprésident
Transliteration: ko-prezidan
"Il a été nommé coprésident de l'association."
Co-Präsident
Transliteration: ko-prezident
"Sie fungiert als Co-Präsidentin des Vereins."
copresidente
Transliteration: koprezidente
"È stato eletto copresidente del consiglio di amministrazione."
copresidente
Transliteration: kopresidente
"El nuevo copresidente asumió su cargo este mes."
copresidente
Transliteration: koprezidente
"Eles atuam como copresidentes da comissão."
सह-अध्यक्ष
Transliteration: saha-adhyaksha
"उन्हें संगठन का सह-अध्यक्ष चुना गया।"
联席主席
Transliteration: liánxí zhǔxí
"他被任命为该委员会的联席主席。"
공동회장
Transliteration: gongdong hoejang
"그들은 협회의 공동회장으로 임명되었습니다."
共同会長
Transliteration: kyōdō kaichō
"彼は団体の共同会長に就任しました。"
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