"POTUS" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpoʊ.təs/ Forms: POTUSes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtəs Etymology: Phillips Code abbreviation, 1895. In more common usage since the 1990s. Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} POTUS (plural POTUSes)
  1. (US) Acronym of President of the United States. Wikipedia link: Google Ngram Viewer, Michael Quinion Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: President of the United States Categories (topical): Occupations, People, US politics Derived forms: GEOTUS Related terms: FLOTUS, SCOTUS, VPOTUS
    Sense id: en-POTUS-en-noun-~Mpqvd5a Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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