總統

See also: 总统 and 総統

Chinese

always; to assemble; gather
always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case
 
to gather; to unite; to unify
to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
 
trad. (總統) 總 統
simp. (总统) 总 统

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

總統

  1. president (of a republic)
    候任總統／候任总统  ―  hòurèn zǒngtǒng  ―  president-elect
  2. (historical, military) commander-in-chief
    Synonym: 統帥 / 统帅 (tǒngshuài)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (總統):
  • → Japanese: 総(そう)統(とう) (sōtō)
  • → Korean: 총통(總統) (chongtong)
  • → Vietnamese: tổng thống (總統)

Others:

See also

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 總統 – see the following entry.
【総統そうとう】
[noun] [from 1869] (archaic) general control over something; a person or official position with such control
[noun] [from roughly 1912] (government, politics, uncommon, China) president
[noun] [from 1930s?] (government, politics) generalissimo (such as Francisco Franco of Spain), caudillo (such as Francisco Franco of Spain)
[noun] [from 1930s?] (historical) Il Duce — Benito Mussolini as the prime minister of fascist Italy
[noun] [from 1934] (historical) the Führer — Adolf Hitler as the chancellor of Nazi Germany
[verb] [from 1869] (archaic) to have or exercise general control over something
(This term, 總統, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
總統

Noun

總統 • (chongtong) (hangeul 총통)

  1. hanja form? of 총통 (“president”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
總統

Noun

總統

  1. chữ Hán form of tổng thống (“president”)
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