Presidential vs Presidency - What's the difference?
presidential | presidency |
Presiding or watching over.
Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential chair; a presidential election.
The office or role of president.
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The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
As an adjective presidential
is presiding or watching over.As a noun presidency is
the office or role of president.presidential
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* presidentialnesspresidency
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(presidencies)- After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency .
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- Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
- In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
- Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.