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1 president
['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) forseti2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) forseti -
2 presidency
['prezidənsi]1) (the rank or office of a president: His ambition is the presidency.) forsetaembætti2) (the period of time for which somebody is president: during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.) forsetatíð -
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 -
4 accord
[ə'ko:d] 1. verb1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) vera í samræmi við2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) veita, láta njóta2. noun(agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) samræmi- accordingly
- according to
- of one's own accord
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5 acting
adjective (temporarily carrying out the duties of: He is acting president of the society.) starfandi, verandi -
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 -
7 applause
[-z]noun (praise or approval, expressed by clapping: The President received great applause at the end of his speech.) lófatak -
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 -
9 assassinate
[ə'sæsineit](to murder, especially for political reasons: The president was assassinated by terrorists.) (laun)myrða- assassin -
10 bodyguard
noun (a guard or guards to protect (especially an important person): the president's bodyguard.) lífvörður -
11 CEO
[,si: i: 'ou](Chief Executive Officer; the president of a large company.) -
12 chief executive officer
noun ((also CEO) the president of a large company.) -
13 commission
[kə'miʃən] 1.1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) umboðslaun2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) pöntun3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) skipunarbréf4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) (stjórnskipuð) nefnd2. verb1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) skipa; fela á hendur2) (to give a military commission to.) láta fá skipunarbréf•- commissioner
- in/out of commission -
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 -
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.) tengja2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) setja í samband• -
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 -
17 elect
[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) kjósa2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) velja, kjósa sér2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nÿkjörinn, verðandi- election- electioneer
- elector
- electoral
- electorate -
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, fylgdarlið2. [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 -
19 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) snúa á, hindraII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) (málm)þynna2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fegrandi andstæðaIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) stingsverð -
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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