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:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
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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 eve ...
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Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...
*Pres, glossing abbreviation for the
present tense
Acronyms
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
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French centers for research and higher education (''Pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur'')
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 (1919–1995) American electrical engineer and computer pioneer
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Pres Nimes Ekwona (born 1948), Nauruan politician
* 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 ''
'', played by Henry Fonda
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Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Presentation Brothers College (PBC Cork) (; colloquially known as Pres) is a Catholic, boys, private fee-paying secondary school in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland. As of 2020, Presentation Brothers College was ranked as the top boys secondary sc ...
, colloquially known as Pres
See also
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Les Prés, a commune in France
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Terrence Des Pres (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, Josette du Pres (Kathryn Leigh Scott)'s ...
, 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)
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Hypocorisms