Synonyms:
presidential
Meaning: relating to a president or presidency; "presidential aides"; "presidential veto"
Usage examples
1859--Placed for the presidential candidacy.
He had received the largest vote yet cast for a presidential candidate.
1864--Unanimous nomination as Republican presidential candidate for re-election, June 7.
It developed enough pressure to get whatever appropriations it wanted, even over Presidential veto.
"Do you mean to say that a Presidential campaign does not keep your nerve-centres in a constant state of pleasurable titillation?
The presidential election was drawing nearer every day and the market for reminiscences of Lincoln was extremely brisk, but, of course, might collapse any moment.
1856--Organized the Republican Party and became its chief; nominated vice-president, but was not chosen by its first convention; worked for the Fremont-Dayton presidential ticket.
Attention was focussed on the two rival presidential candidates, Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican nominee, upon whom the new Woman's Party worked diligently
In December, 1917, the government assumed for the period of the war the operation of the railways under a presidential proclamation which was elaborated in March, 1918, by act of Congress.
Of the four sons, Edward died in infancy; William ("Willie") at twelve at Washington; Thomas ("Tad") at Springfield, aged twenty; Robert M. T., minister to Great Britain, presidential candidate, secretary of war to President Garfield.