Mr. President

noun

An honorific used in addressing a (male) president.

Meanings

nounMr. President (plural Mr. Presidents)

plural Mr. Presidents · alternative Mister President · alternative UK Mr President

  1. governmentAn honorific used in addressing a (male) president.
    1 more example

    There is a lot of talk in Beijing this week over when President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China will meet face to face. […] Can I just butt in and say: “Excuse me, Mr. Presidents, but you two need to get together, like, tomorrow. But it’s not to discuss the golden oldies — tariffs, trade and Taiwan.[…]”

    2025 March 25, Thomas L[oren] Friedman, “What I’m Hearing in China This Week About Our Shared Future”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025
  2. USgovernmentAn honorific used in addressing a (male) Presiding Officer of the United States Senate, commonly known as the president of the Senate.
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APA

Mr. President. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mr.%20President

MLA

“Mr. President.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mr.%20President. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mr. President,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mr.%20President.

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