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mr+president

  • 1 president

    ['prezidənt]
    1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) forseti
    2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) forseti

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  • 2 presidency

    ['prezidənsi]
    1) (the rank or office of a president: His ambition is the presidency.) forsetaembætti
    2) (the period of time for which somebody is president: during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.) forsetatíð

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  • 3 abduct

    (to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap: The president has been abducted.) nema á brott, ræna

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  • 4 accord

    [ə'ko:d] 1. verb
    1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) vera í samræmi við
    2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) veita, láta njóta
    2. noun
    (agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) samræmi
    - accordingly
    - according to
    - of one's own accord
    - with one accord

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  • 5 acting

    adjective (temporarily carrying out the duties of: He is acting president of the society.) starfandi, verandi

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  • 6 amnesty

    ['æmnəsti]
    plural - amnesties; noun
    (a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government: The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.) náðun

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  • 7 applause

    [-z]
    noun (praise or approval, expressed by clapping: The President received great applause at the end of his speech.) lófatak

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  • 8 aspire

    ((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) sækjast eftir, þrá

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  • 9 assassinate

    [ə'sæsineit]
    (to murder, especially for political reasons: The president was assassinated by terrorists.) (laun)myrða
    - assassin

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  • 10 bodyguard

    noun (a guard or guards to protect (especially an important person): the president's bodyguard.) lífvörður

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  • 11 CEO

    [,si: i: 'ou]
    (Chief Executive Officer; the president of a large company.)

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  • 12 chief executive officer

    noun ((also CEO) the president of a large company.)

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  • 13 commission

    [kə'miʃən] 1.
    1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) umboðslaun
    2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) pöntun
    3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) skipunarbréf
    4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) (stjórnskipuð) nefnd
    2. verb
    1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) skipa; fela á hendur
    2) (to give a military commission to.) láta fá skipunarbréf
    •
    - commissioner
    - in/out of commission

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  • 14 condescend

    [kondi'send]
    (to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) sÿna lítillæti
    - condescendingly
    - condescension

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  • 15 connect

    [kə'nekt]
    1) (to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together: He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.) tengja
    2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) setja í samband
    •

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  • 16 coup d'état

    - plural coups d'état [ku:dei-] a sudden and violent change in government: The president was killed during the coup d'état.) valdarán

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  • 17 elect

    [i'lekt] 1. verb
    1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) kjósa
    2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) velja, kjósa sér
    2. adjective
    ((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nÿkjörinn, verðandi
    - electioneer
    - elector
    - electoral
    - electorate

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  • 18 escort

    1. ['esko:t] noun
    (person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc: He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.) fylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylgdarlið
    2. [i'sko:t] verb
    (to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) fylgja

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  • 19 foil

    I [foil] verb
    (to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) snúa á, hindra
    II [foil] noun
    1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) (málm)þynna
    2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fegrandi andstæða
    III [foil] noun
    (a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) stingsverð

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  • 20 funeral

    ['fju:nərəl]
    (the ceremony before the burying or cremation of a dead body: A large number of people attended the president's funeral; ( also adjective) a funeral procession.) útför, jarðarför

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