What does the word president mean? Thank you.
The name of the highest executive head of the Republic. Generally elected directly or indirectly. Presidents have different terms. For example, the president of the United States (English: President) is elected by universal suffrage for a term of four years and can be re-elected, but in principle, the re-election shall not exceed two terms. The German President is indirectly elected for a term of five years and can be re-elected 1 time. The president is called the Grand Commander in Japan and South Korea (Japanese: Grand commander/だぃとぅりょぅ;; Daitouryo, Korean:? ; Daetongnyeong), there was a transliteration of "Glass Creek Tiande" in the late Qing Dynasty. People's Republic of China (PRC), Viet Nam and Laos call their heads of state presidents, while other countries call their elected heads of state presidents.