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Presidential Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Presidential has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

relating to a president or presidency

"presidential aides"

"presidential veto"

2

befitting a president

"criticized the candidate for not looking presidential"

3

Pertaining to a president or presidency.

"The presidential campaign kicked off last week with rallies across the country."

In plain English: Something described as presidential relates to the president of a country or has the qualities expected of one.

"The presidential election is coming up next month."

Usage: Use "presidential" to describe anything relating to a president, such as presidential elections or a presidential style. Avoid using it to mean merely impressive or magnificent, which are incorrect definitions for this term.

Example Sentences
"The presidential election is coming up next month." adj
"The presidential election results were announced late last night." adj
"She wore her most formal attire for the presidential visit to the city." adj
"Many voters feel that the new presidential candidate lacks experience." adj
Related Terms
Antonyms
unpresidential

Origin

The word presidential comes from combining the noun president with the suffix -ial to form an adjective describing things related to a president or presidency. It entered English as a straightforward grammatical construction once the root word was established in the language.

Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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