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verb to reduce someone to a lower rank or position

• The company decided to demote the manager due to poor performance.
• They're going to demote him to a lower position because he messed up.
• They're gonna knock him down a peg for screwing up.
• After making a mistake, she felt like life had demoted her to a lower level.

noun a person who is the head of a country, organization, or institution

adjective relating to the position of president

• The president of the company will be giving a speech at the conference.
• I heard the president is coming to visit our office next week.
• The prez is making some big changes to the organization.
• She was the president of the neighborhood watch, always keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity.

noun a person who is unwilling to change their opinions or behavior

adjective refusing to change or compromise

• The board members decided to remain standpat on the issue of increasing salaries.
• I think we should just stay standpat and not make any changes for now.
• Let's just be standpat about this and see how things play out.
• She was standpat in her beliefs, refusing to consider any other perspectives.