presiden

Borrowed from English president.

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈsidən/

presiden

1. president

From Dutch president, from Middle Dutch president, from Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”). Not inherited from Malay presiden, which is from English president.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /preˈsidɛn/ [preˈsi.dɛn]

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• Rhymes: -idɛn
• Syllabification: pre‧si‧den

présidèn (plural presiden-presiden)

1. president:
   1. (government, politics) the head of state of a republic, either in union with the head of government or separated from the head of government
   2. (management) primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person

• “presiden” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from English president and Dutch president, from Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”).

• (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) IPA^(key): /prɛˈsidən/ [prɛˈsi.dən]
  • Rhymes: -dən, -ən
  • Hyphenation: prè‧si‧den
• (Indonesia) IPA^(key): /prɛˈsidɛn/ [prɛˈsi.dɛn]
  • Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn
  • Hyphenation: prè‧si‧dèn

presiden (Jawi spelling ڤريسيدن, plural presiden-presiden)

1. A president:
   1. (government, politics) The head of state of a republic that is usually also the republic's head of government.

      presiden Amerika Syarikat ― president of the United States

      presiden Indonesia ― president of Indonesia

      presiden Perancis ― president of France

   2. (management) The head of a company, bank, firm, and so on.

      presiden Microsoft ― president of Microsoft

• “presiden” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

presiden

1. third-person plural present indicative of presidir

From English president.

presiden

1. president