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President vs Idiot - What's the difference?

president | idiot |

As nouns the difference between president and idiot

is that president is an honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1) while idiot is (slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.

president

Alternative forms

* (l) (honorifically) * (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
  • * 2007 , Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
  • The vast majority of presidents have been male .
  • 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.
  • A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * prez (humorous or informal)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
  • * Milton
  • His angels president / In every province.
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    idiot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
  • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius