POTUS
See also: potus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Phillips Code abbreviation, 1895.[1][2] In more common usage since the 1990s.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ.təs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ.təs/
- Rhymes: -əʊtəs
- Hyphenation: PO‧TUS
Noun
[edit]POTUS (plural POTUSes)
- (US politics) Acronym of President of the United States.
- 2017 October 28, Gabrielle Bruney, “Some Lucky Accused Criminal Could Have Obama on Their Jury”, in Esquire[1], Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., retrieved 2020-02-23:
- It makes sense that ex-POTUSes don't tend to make it onto juries.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “POTUS”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Michael Quinion (1996–2024) “POTUS”, in World Wide Words.
- ^ POTUS, FLOTUS at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
Further reading
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President of the United States on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
