( ˌcompany ˈpresident) () the person who leads a company and is responsible for deciding on policy, especially one who leads a group of people (vice-presidents) that manage different parts of it, usually under the authority of a chief executive officer （公司的）董事长，总裁◆She was named president and CEO of the company last week. 上周她获任命为公司的总裁兼首席执行官。➡chairman (1) ⨁to appoint sb (as) / make sb / name sb (as) / promote sb to president 任命／指定／提名／提拔某人当总裁⨁to be / become / retire as / serve as president 当／当选总裁；从总裁位子上退下；担任总裁ⓘ In some companies the president is the same person as the chief executive officer. 在某些公司，总裁（president）和首席执行官（chief executive officer）是同一个人。
() in some large companies, a person who is responsible for a part of the business （负责大公司某部分业务的）总经理◆AOL's president of/for technology 美国在线服务公司技术部总经理◆Her new title will be President, Eastern Europe. 她的新头衔将是东欧区的总经理。
the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, etc. （机构、俱乐部、学院等的）负责人，会长，院长，主席◆He was made President of the European Central Bank in 2003. 他於 2003 年获任命为欧洲中央银行的行长。