Madam President

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Madam President (plural Madam Presidents)

  1. An honorific used in addressing a female president.
    Synonyms: Mrs. President, Ms. President, (rare) Presidentress
    Coordinate term: Mr. President
    • 2003, Pat Schroeder, “Foreword”, in Robert P. Watson, Ann Gordon, editors, Anticipating Madam President, Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, →ISBN, page xi:
      When we look at the region of the world breeding this current terrorism, we find many countries have already had Madam Presidents.
    • 2018 November 2, Vanessa Friedman, “The First Female President Will Not Carry a Handbag”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 November 2018:
      The show [House of Cards] is as dark and twisted as ever, both in terms of plot and the corrupting psychology of power, but it’s also a pretty convincing take on how the first Madam President might present herself.
    • 2024 July 26, Arwa Mahdawi, “Kamala Harris still needs to define herself – but she is the ultimate anti-Trump candidate”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 July 2024:
      Just a few weeks ago, I was resigned to a Trump win. Now I think the US has a fighting chance of seeing a Madam President.
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