presidentless

adj

Etymology

From president + -less.

  1. derived from praesidēns
  2. derived from president
  3. suffixed as presidentless — “president + less

Definitions

  1. Without a president.

    • Reagan's presidentless, NSC-less policymaking model endured through most of his two terms in office.
    • The new system was designed as a compromise between the presidentless republic of 1920 and the presidential republic called for in the 1934 constitution.
    • As noted above in respect to George Washington however, this was not the first time the country was "presidentless." The Sunday inauguration problem has repeated itself six times since Monroe […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA