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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSole President
/soʊl ˈprɛz.ɪ.dənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A single individual who holds the office of president without any co-presidents or division of executive power.
"The bylaws were amended to establish a sole-president structure for streamlined decision-making." - 2
An organizational leader who exercises exclusive executive governance over an institution, corporation, or society.
"As the sole-president of the organization, she bore total responsibility for its strategic direction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'sole', derived from the Latin 'solus' meaning alone or single, with 'president', originating from the Latin 'praesidere' meaning to preside over. It evolved in legal and corporate contexts to describe a singular executive authority holding absolute governance or leadership powers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sole President" is said worldwide
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président unique
Transliteration: pʁe.zi.dɑ̃ y.nik
"L'entreprise est dirigée par un président unique."
alleiniger Präsident
Transliteration: aˈlaɪ̯ɪɡɐ pʁaziˈdɛnt
"Er fungiert als alleiniger Präsident des Vorstands."
presidente unico
Transliteration: preziˈdɛnte ˈuniko
"La società ha optato per la figura del presidente unico."
presidente único
Transliteration: pɾesiˈðente ˈuniko
"El consejo nombró a un presidente único para evitar conflictos."
presidente único
Transliteration: pɾeziˈdẽtʃi ˈuniku
"O estatuto prevê a figura de um presidente único."
एकमात्र अध्यक्ष
Transliteration: ekmatra adhyaksh
"उन्हें संगठन का एकमात्र अध्यक्ष चुना गया था।"
单一总统
Transliteration: dānyī zǒngtǒng
"该公司决定设立单一总统制。"
단독 회장
Transliteration: dandok hoejang
"그는 회사의 단독 회장으로 취임했습니다."
単独社長
Transliteration: tandoku shachō
"新体制では単独社長制が採用された。"
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