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[[File:Ram Nath Kovind official portrait.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ram Nath Kovind]] the 44th President of the Republic of India]]
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A '''president''' is the leader of a [[country]] or a [[company]] or other group. A president is usually [[Election|elected]] by the people in that group. [[Vote|Voting]] is one way to elect a president.
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== Electing a President ==
'''President''' most commonly refers to:
The [[President of the United States]] is [[election|elected]] by the [[electoral college]]. Some other countries choose a president this way. In some, the Parliament does it. Some countries have [[direct election]]s to choose a president. Many countries have a [[monarch]] instead of a president and some have neither.


[[company|Companies]] have presidents. They are elected by the [[wikt:people|people]] who own part of the [[company]]. In some companies, the people who are workers for the company elect (vote for) their company president.
*[[President (corporate title)]]
*[[President (education)]], a leader of a college or university
*[[President (government title)]]


== Power of a President ==
'''President''' may also refer to:
The president of a country is not the same thing as a [[prime minister]]. A prime minister is part of a [[parliament]], but a president is not. In some countries, (such as the [[United States]] or [[France]]), the president has more power and [[:wikt:responsibility|responsibility]] than anyone else.  Such a president is often called the nation's chief executive.  As chief executive, the president must take an active role in all phases of government.  In other countries (such as [[India]], [[Israel]] or the [[Republic of Ireland]]), to be president is more of an [[honor]] or a [[symbol]], and the position has no real power.  This kind of president is often called "[[head of state]]".


Most countries that have a [[King]] or [[Queen]] as their [[monarch]] have no president.
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The [[President of the United States|American President]] is restricted by the written [[United States Constitution]], which was written to make sure that the American executive never became as powerful as in the British system.  The British Prime Minister is part of both the Legislature and Executive, whereas the American President is the head of the Executive. The American governmental system shows a clear [[separation of powers]] unlike the British system.
==Arts and entertainment==
       
===Film and television===
* All the president's ministerial appointments have to be vetted by Congress (Parliament) and Congress may have an opposition majority.
*''[[Præsidenten]]'', a 1919 Danish silent film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
* The president does not have the ability to introduce and influence legislation in the same way as the British prime minister.
*[[The President (1928 film)|''The President'' (1928 film)]], a German silent drama
* Congress has much greater control over the budget and foreign policy than the British Parliament.
*[[President (1937 film)|''President'' (1937 film)]], an Indian film
* There are broad areas of American life, such as education, crime and punishment, over which the president has virtually no influence at all.
*[[The President (1961 film)|''The President'' (1961 film)]]
* The president even has very limited control over the [[economy]].
*[[The Presidents (film)|''The Presidents'' (film)]], a 2005 documentary
*[[The President (2014 film)|''The President'' (2014 film)]]
*[[The President (South Korean TV series)|''The President'' (South Korean TV series)]], a 2010 South Korean television series
*[[The President (Palestinian TV series)|''The President'' (Palestinian TV series)]], a 2013 Palestinian reality television show
*''[[The President Show]]'', a 2017 Comedy Central political satirical parody sitcom
*[[Presidents (film)|''Presidents'' (film)]], a 2021 French film


So despite having a large [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]] [[:wikt:arsenal|arsenal]], the American president can not carry out policy and introduce legislation as freely as the British [[prime minister]].
===Music===
*[[The Presidents (American soul band)]]
*[[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)]] or the Presidents, an American alternative rock group
*[[President (band)]] an anonymous English metal band
*"The President", a song by Snow Patrol from the 2011 album ''[[Fallen Empires (album)|Fallen Empires]]''
*"The Presidents", a [[Jonathan Coulton discography|song by Jonathan Coulton]]
*"The Presidents", a song on ''[[Animaniacs]]''
*The President, a band led by [[Wayne Horvitz]]


==Related pages==
===Other uses in arts and entertainment===
* [[Head of state]]
*[[President (card game)]], a westernized version of an originally Japanese card game named ''daifugō'' or ''daihinmin''
* [[Monarch]]
*[[The President (play)|''The President'' (play)]], by Thomas Bernhard
*[[The President (Rick and Morty)|The President (''Rick and Morty'')]], a fictional character


== Other websites ==
==Places==
*[[The President (mountain)]], in British Columbia, Canada
*[[President Township, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
*an earlier name for the [[Sipapu Bridge]]


* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ ''Presidents'' of the United States]
==Transportation==
===Automobiles===
* [[Nissan President]], a 1966–2010 Japanese full-size sedan
* [[Plaxton President]], a British double-deck bus body
* [[Studebaker President]], a 1926–1942 American full-size sedan
* [[VinFast President]], a 2020–2022 Vietnamese mid-size SUV


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===Ships===
[[Category:Titles]]
* [[President (1924 steamboat)|''President'' (1924 steamboat)]], an American river excursion steamboat
* [[President (narrowboat)|''President'' (narrowboat)]], a preserved English, steam-powered narrowboat
* {{HMS|President}}, the name of several British ships and a shore establishment
* {{USS|President}}, the name of several American ships
* [[SS President|SS ''President'']], a 19th-century transatlantic steamship
* [[French frigate Président|French frigate ''Président'']] and later HMS ''President'', a 40-gun frigate
* [[President-class frigate]], a class of South African frigates


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==Other uses==
*[[Président (brand)]], a brand of French cheese and butter
*[[President (CSRT)]], head of a Combatant Status Review Tribunal in the U.S. military
*[[President (grape)]] or Gouais blanc, a French wine grape
*[[President (LDS Church honorific)]], a title in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*[[The President (tree)]], a giant sequoia in California, U.S.
*[[Président (typeface)]], a font designed by Adrian Frutiger
*[[Andre President]] (born 1971), American football player
*[[Sinclair President]], an electronic calculator in the late 1970s
 
==See also==
*[[Mr. President (disambiguation)]]
*''[[Präsident]]'', an automobile manufactured by Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau
*[[Precedent]], a previous court ruling
*[[Presidency]], administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation
*[[Presidential (disambiguation)]]
*[[:Category:Presidents by country]]
*[[:Category:Lists of presidents]]
*{{Lookfrom|President}}
*{{Lookfrom|The President}}
 
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