retiring president

См. также в других словарях:

• retiring — re|tir|ing [rıˈtaıərıŋ US ˈtaırıŋ] adj 1.) someone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know = ↑shy ▪ As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring. 2.) the retiring president/manager/director etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• retiring — adjective 1 not wanting to be with other people, especially people you do not know; shy 1 (1): As a child, Elizabeth was very retiring. 2 the retiring president/manager/director etc a president etc who is soon going to leave their job …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• President of the Swiss Confederation — The President of the Confederation ( de. Bundespräsident, fr. Président de la Confédération, it. Presidente della Confederazione, rm. President da la Confederaziun) is the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland s seven member… …   Wikipedia

• retiring — adjective 1) the retiring president Syn: departing, outgoing Ant: incoming 2) a retiring sort of man Syn: shy, diffident, self effacing, unassuming, unassertive …   Thesaurus of popular words

• retiring — re‧tir‧ing [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈtaɪrɪŋ] adjective the retiring manager/​president/​chairman etc a manager etc who is about to leave their job, usually because they have reached the end of their working life * * * retiring UK US /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ adjective… …   Financial and business terms

• retire - retiring — ◊ retire When someone retires, they leave their job and stop working, usually because they have reached the age when they can get a pension. Gladys retired at the age of sixty eight. They had decided to retire from farming. ◊ retiring The… …   Useful english dictionary

• USS President Adams (APA-19) — USS President Adams (AP 38/APA 19) was a of the United States Navy, named for John Adams and John Quincy Adams, the second and sixth Presidents of the United States. TOC President Adams , built under Maritime Commission contract, was laid down as …   Wikipedia

• Million Voices Against Corruption, President Chen Must Go — Campaign logo, with DEPOSE slogan Million Voices against Corruption, President Chen Must Go (Chinese: 百萬人民反貪腐倒扁運動; pinyin: Baǐwàn Rénmín Fǎn Tānfǔ Daǒbiǎn Yùndòng) was a mass campaign led by former Democratic Progressive Party leader and… …   Wikipedia

• USS President Hayes (APA-20) — was a President Jackson class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II. President Hayes was laid down as MC Hull No. 55 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. 26 December 1939; launched 4 October 1940; turned… …   Wikipedia

• Philippines — /fil euh peenz , fil euh peenz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898 1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 76,103,564; 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq.… …   Universalium

• Olympic Games — 1. Also called Olympian Games. the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years in the plain of Olympia in Elis, in honor of Zeus. 2. a modern international sports competition, held once every four years. [1600 10]… …   Universalium