POTUS
Government & Politics abbreviation · Political
| Stands for | President of the United States |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
POTUS stands for President of the United States, a political abbreviation.
Head of state and head of government of the United States, commander in chief of the armed forces and chief of the executive branch, elected every four years through the Electoral College for a maximum of two terms.
Example: POTUS is scheduled to sign the bill in the Rose Garden at 3 p.m.
Usage notes
The abbreviation dates to the Phillips Code, a telegraph shorthand published in 1879, and is standard in White House and Secret Service usage. It is pronounced "POH-tus". The two-term limit comes from the 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt won four elections.
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- NRSC – National Republican Senatorial Committee
- NSA – National Security Advisor
- PAC – Political action committee
- PEOTUS – President-elect of the United States
- PR – Proportional representation
- Prop – Proposition
- PVI – Partisan Voting Index
- R – Republican (party label)
- RBG – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- RCV – Ranked-choice voting