Pres may refer to:
Abbreviations
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
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Pressure
Pressure (symbol: ''p'' or ''P'') is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed. Gauge pressure (also spelled ''gage'' pressure)The preferred spelling varies by country and e ...
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Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
*Pres, glossing abbreviation for the
present tense
The present tense (abbreviated or ) is a grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time. The present tense is used for actions which are happening now. In order to explain and understand present ...
Acronyms
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), is a rare condition in which parts of the brain are affected by swelling, usually as a result of an underlying cause. Some ...
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French centers for research and higher education (''Pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur'')
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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey
The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is a survey amongst graduate students at universities in the United Kingdom. It is developed by the Higher Education Academy. Participating institutions can collect feedback on the student experi ...
People
* "Pres" or "Prez", nickname for American jazz tenor saxophonist
Lester Young
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...
(1909–1959)
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J. Presper Eckert
John Adam Presper Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer. With John Mauchly, he designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), presented the first course in c ...
(1919–1995) American electrical engineer and computer pioneer
* Presnell
Pres Mull
Presnell Alfonzo "Pres" Mull (August 28, 1922 – June 30, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—for one season in ...
(1922–2005), American college football player and head coach
* Priscillano
Pres Romanillos
Priscillano "Pres" Antonio Romanillos (January 11, 1963 – July 17, 2010) was an American animator with DreamWorks and Walt Disney. His work included animated characters such as the Native American Little Creek in DreamWorks' '' Spirit: Stallio ...
(1963–2010), Hollywood animator
* Preston
Pres Slack
Preston Webb Slack (December 28, 1908 – January 25, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Fort Wayne General Electrics in 1937–38 and the Sheboygan Red Skins in 1938–39. I ...
(1908–1993), American National Basketball Association player
Other uses
*Pres Dillard, male lead character in the 1938 film ''
'', played by Henry Fonda
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Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Presentation Brothers College (PBC Cork) ( ga, Coláiste na Toirbhirte; colloquially known as Pres) is a Catholic, boys, private fee-paying secondary school in Cork, Ireland. Presentation Brothers College is currently ranked as the number one boy ...
, colloquially known as Pres
See also
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Les Prés
Les Prés () is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Drôme department
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme department of France.
The communes cooperate in ...
, a commune in France
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Terrence Des Pres
Terrence Des Pres (1939 in Effingham, Illinois – November 16, 1987 in Hamilton, New York) was an American writer and Holocaust scholar.
Life
Terrence Des Pres graduated from Southeast Missouri State College in 1962.
He went on to complet ...
(1939–1987), American writer and Holocaust scholar
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Josette du Pres
Josette du Pres (or Josette Collins) is a character played primarily by Kathryn Leigh Scott during the 1795 flashback on the TV serial ''Dark Shadows''.
Story
Josette and Barnabas
Born in 1774 in France, her widowed father was Andre du Pres (D ...
, a fictional character in the TV series ''Dark Shadows''
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Leo du Pres
Leonardo "Leo" du Pres is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera '' All My Children''. The role was portrayed by actor Josh Duhamel from November 22, 1999, to the character's death onscreen on October 17, 2002. Duhamel rep ...
, a fictional character in the soap opera ''All My Children''
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Prez (disambiguation)
Prez may refer to:
Places
* Prez, Ardennes, France, a commune
* Prez, Switzerland, a municipality
People
* Johnny Prez (born 1978), Jamaican reggaeton musician
*Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz musician nicknamed "Prez" or "Pres"
* P ...
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