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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 總統, composed of 總 (“general; overall”) and 統 (“to rule”), from Chinese 總統／总统 (zǒngtǒng). Compare Japanese 総統 (sōtō, “führer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tổng thống
- president (of non-communist/socialist country)
- Near-synonym: chủ tịch (“president of communist/socialist country”)
- Tổng thống của Việt Nam Cộng hoà ― President of the Republic of Vietnam
- Tổng thống Hoa Kì George Bush ― US President George Bush
- Tổng thống Pháp Jacques Chirac ― French President Jacques Chirac