大統領

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 大統領, read だいとうりょう, names the national office of president.
• Basic usage: It is used to discuss the selection of a country's president or the respective roles of the president and legislature.
  • 架空の国では大統領を国民の投票で選ぶ。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope of English president
  • When English president refers to a company leader, it is normally rendered with a term such as 社長. 大統領 refers to a country's president, so the shared English label does not make it a general term for an organization's head.