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presided over one of the worst economic declines in the country’s history (= it was in power when the decline happened).          mm&ffiTMAA^rMlftM

presi dency /‘prezidansi/ noun [usually sing.] {pi. -ies) the job of being president of a country or an organization; the period of time sb holds this job     ( s&ftM

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the EU presidency     0 He was a White House

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presi dent 0-w /'prezidant/ noun

1                  (also President) the leader of a republic, especially

the US      Several presidents attended the

funeral.     Jl {& A t% # jJP 7 W 1L 0 0 the President of the

United States    0 President Bush is due to visit the

country next month, ff &    Tf fi iff #3 1$ S „ 0 Do

you have any comment, Mr President?

ifi&? 2 (also President) the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, etc. ( #1$),   #

±0: to be made president of the students’ union A A A         3 {especially NAmE) the

person in charge of a bank or a commercial organiza­tion |gfr?rl£; tfJSifi; MAA; the bank presi­

dent Id It A A: 0 the president of Columbia Pictures Ifffc ► presi den tial /.prezTdenJl/ adj.: a presidential campaign/candidate/election ^j/fl^ji&A/lzkAoa presidential system of government

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president-e lect noun {pi. presidents-elect) a person who has been elected to be president but who has not yet begun the job

Presi dential .Medal of Freedom noun a medal in the US that is the highest award a person can be given during a time of peace mft g A## ( US jUAN-

' Presidents* Day noun (in the US) a legal holiday on the third Monday in February, in memory of the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

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presidium (also praesidium especially in BrE) /pri'sidiam/ noun a permanent committee that makes important decisions as part of a government or large political organization, especially in communist coun­tries (m)       mm

press {Hf/pres/ noun, verb

■ noun

►                 NEWSPAPERS 1 (often the Press) [sing.+sing./pl. v.] newspapers and magazines © # Q ife ; jft ftj; £p ®ij M It: the local/national/foreign press fife A / AS /AS fd fij 0 the popular/tabloid press (= smaller news­papers with a lot of pictures and stories of famous people) il{£jtfJ; Alt O The story was reported in the press and on television.

To o the music/sporting press (= newspapers and magazines about music/sport) i=f A /        0 Unlike

the American, the British press operates on a national scale,        othe

freedom of the Press/press freedom (= the freedom to report any events and express opinions) ff p?| g & o The event is bound to attract wide press coverage (= it will be written about in many newspapers). ^ A A # —      #jtfjr^JtiIo — see also GUTTER PRESS

2                  the press, the Press [sing.+sing./pl. v.) the journalists and photographers who work for newspapers and magazines Ifi #; fr S I # ; $r W- # : The Press was/were not allowed to attend the trial. IIA $r Pf A o 3 [sing., U] the type or amount of reports that newspapers write about sb/sth jtil; if ife: The airline has had a bad press recently (= journalists have written unpleasant things about it),

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►                 PUBLISHING/PRINTING ifc jfc; . £p$J 4 [C, U] a machine for

printing books, newspapers, etc.; the process of printing them   A©J: We were able to watch the

books rolling off the presses, ft tf] «T Ui # I*J 45 A Ef] Jjjfy

o These prices are correct at the time of going to press.         o

a story that is hot off the press {= has just appeared in the newspapers) ffl J& It ,69 If Kl 1ft M — see also printing press, stop press 5 [C] a business that prints and publishes books A Jfeti; £pfj|#r: Oxford University Press

3                  EQUIPMENT FOR PRESSING  6 [C] (especially in

compounds % A A J® S. c* i^) a piece of equipment that is used for creating pressure on things, to make them flat or to get liquid from them HE A 111; _flEf£lfl;

a trouser press  0 a garlic press HE^3#

4                  ACT OF PUSHING Iflfe 7 [C, usually sing.] an act of pushing sth with your hand or with a tool that you are holding ©HE; Hi; ©: He gave the bell another press.

—A #o 0 Those shirts need a press {= with an iron),

5                  CROWD 8 [sing.] a large number of people or things competing for space or movement $|$F#jAl$ ( ^Altt

) H3Z1 throng: the press of bodies all moving the same way          MA#

6                  CUPBOARD 9 [C] {IrishE, ScotE) a large cupboard, usually with shelves, for holding clothes, books, etc.

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7                  PUSH/SQUEEZE If; T/fl ~ (sth/sb/yourself) against sth |

~ sth to sth | ~ sth together to push sth closely and firmly against sth; to be pushed in this way ( ® ) BE,

It, JIliniTA: [VN ] She pressed her face against the window. M1EJ&W& ® T ±o o He pressed a handker­chief to his nose. 0 She pressed her

lips together.      )RMo 0 [V] His body was pressing

against hers.     2 to push or squeeze

part of a device, etc. in order to make it work }$, JEE (         ) : [VN] to press a button/switch/key l$T12c

M     ©II 0 [VN-ADj] He pressed the lid firmly shut.

life !E It T H % ^ 'k. W o o [V, usually +adv./prep.] Press here to open, if ©ilfc&htTAo 0 She pressed down hard on the gas pedal.    — picture o

squeeze 3 [VN] ~ sth into/onto sth to put sth in a place by pushing it firmly -  jE - ©A: He pressed a

coin into her hand and moved on. itfelC^©5f Fplij&M AM,     4 [VN] to squeeze sb’s hand

or arm, especially as a sign of affection ( j^'ff ) 'jf IS ( S AMA^cW ) 5 [V +adv./prep.) (of people in a crowd A$¥) to move in the direction mentioned by pushing (t]-)W©,  The photographers pressed

around the royal visitors.

A© Ac O (figurative) A host of unwelcome thoughts were pressing in on him. — Alt'®

8                  TRY TO PERSUADE ffj i& 6 ~ sb (for sth) | ~ sb (into

sth/into doing sth) to make strong efforts to persuade or force sb to do sth ii m lf£; M il BEl push, urge: [VN] If pressed, he will admit that he knew about the affair, iOAHlnHlfa,   0 O The

bank is pressing us for repayment of the loan, id It IE £ # fUll ll   o 0 [VN to inf] They are pressing us to

make a quick decision. {MliEfifEAfniAAAM AaEc

9                  POINT/CLAIM/CASE     A'lf 7 [VN] to express or

repeat sth with force M©;        I don’t want to

press the point, but you do owe me $200.

, isWM iX$c 200  0 o She is still pressing

her claim for compensation.         <> They

were determined to press their case at the highest level.

10                MAKE FLAT/SMOOTH #A 8 to make sth flat or smooth

by using force or putting sth heavy on top IE - -BEA; HE ^ : [VN] pressed flowers (= pressed between the pages of a book)       0 [VN-ADJ] Press

the soil flat with the back of a spade. ffifE±©

Ac 9 [VN] to make clothes smooth using a hot iron ft A; M A S33 iron : My suit needs pressing. IS (Hj M Id i^ftTo

11                FRUIT/VEGETABLES 10 [VN] to squeeze the juice out of fruit or vegetables by using force or weight

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12                METAL )S 11 [vn] to make sth from a material, using

pressure tE---fiEJ&; EE$!j: to press a CD