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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 ...
* French centers for research and higher education (''Pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur'') *
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 (1909–1959) *
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 co ...
(1919–1995) American electrical engineer and computer pioneer * Presnell Pres Mull (1922–2005), American college football player and head coach * Priscillano Pres Romanillos (1963–2010), Hollywood animator * Preston Pres Slack (1908–1993), American National Basketball Association player


Other uses

*Pres Dillard, male lead character in the 1938 film '' Jezebel'', played by Henry Fonda *
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

* Les Prés, a commune in France * Terrence Des Pres (1939–1987), American writer and Holocaust scholar *
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'' *
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 repr ...
, a fictional character in the soap opera ''All My Children'' * Prez (disambiguation) {{disambiguation Lists of people by nickname Hypocorisms