Spanish or Portuguese word for president, the chief executive of a government or organization.
From Latin 'praesidere' (to sit before/preside), combining 'prae-' (before) and 'sedere' (to sit).
The word 'president' originally meant someone who sits 'before' or 'in front of' others—a literal description of leading meetings by sitting at the head of the table!
Spanish/Portuguese; masculine by default. Spanish distinguishes 'presidente' (any gender) vs. gendered alternatives, but common usage defaults to masculine authority.
Use 'la presidente' or 'la presidenta' in Spanish to explicitly include women. In English contexts, use 'president' (neutral) or specify 'president' + proper name.
["presidenta","president"]
Women presidents (Bachelet, Rousseff, Boluarte) have led through language barriers where Spanish/Portuguese grammar defaulted to masculinity.
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