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President's rule
President's rule (Article 356, Indian Constitution; State Emergency) is direct Union rule over a state when its constitutional machinery fails, approved by Parliament within two months, renewable to three years, limited by the 1994 Bommai judgment.
Presidente Juárez power station
The Presidente Juárez power station, also known as the Rosarito complex, is a gas-fired power station at Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, owned by CFE.
Presidente Médici Candiota power station
The Presidente Médici Candiota power station, also called Candiota II, is a coal-fired power station in Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, built between 1974 and 2011.
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente, "Capital do Oeste Paulista", a municipality in western São Paulo state, Brazil, founded 14 September 1917 and named for president Prudente de Morais; 225,668 residents (2022 census), regional service hub 558 km from São Paulo.
Presidential Amnesty Programme
The Presidential Amnesty Programme is a Nigerian disarmament and reintegration program created in June 2009 by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to end Niger Delta militancy, enrolling about 30,000 ex-militants.
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues was a US federal bioethics advisory panel created by Barack Obama in 2009, chaired by Amy Gutmann.
Presidential Council (المجلس الرئاسي) (Libya)
Libya's Presidential Council (المجلس الرئاسي) is the three-member collective head of state chaired by Mohamed al-Menfi, created under the 2015 Skhirat agreement, holding supreme army command, emergency and diplomatic powers, separate from the GNU led by Prime Minister Dbeibah.
Presidential dollar coins
Presidential dollar coins are a series of United States $1 coins issued by the U.S. Mint from 2007 to 2016, bearing portraits of American presidents in the order served.
Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump covers Article II qualifications and the Fourteenth Amendment Section 3 challenge resolved in Trump v. Anderson (2024), which kept him on the 2024 ballot.
Presidential Emergency Operations Center
Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC): hardened White House bunker beneath the East Wing, built in 1942 under Franklin D. Roosevelt as a WWII air-raid shelter; used by Vice President Cheney on September 11, 2001; short-term facility now being rebuilt after the 2025 East Wing demolition.
Presidential library
A presidential library is an archive and museum built around one US president's records. Private foundations fund construction while the National Archives operates the 15 facilities covering Hoover through Trump.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, created by Truman in 1945 and renamed by Kennedy in 1963; awarded 675 times since 1963 at the President's sole discretion.
Presidential Military Spouse Commission
The Presidential Military Spouse Commission, also called the Military Spouse Commission, is a federal advisory body created by Executive Order 14417 on August 3, 2026, chaired by the spouse of the Secretary of War, to advise the President on military spouse housing, employment, healthcare, education, child care, and deployment support.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. 2201-2209, makes US presidential and vice presidential records government property, transfers custody to NARA at term's end, allows FOIA access after five years, and permits six restrictions for up to 12 years.
Presidential Service Badge
Presidential Service Badge, with Presidential Service Certificate: U.S. military identification badge for at least one year of White House duty, created as the White House Service Badge in 1960 and renamed by Executive Order 11174 in 1964.
Presidential state car (United States)
The presidential state car of the United States, nicknamed The Beast or Cadillac One, is the Secret Service's heavily armored Cadillac-styled limousine for the president.
Presidential statements of the United Nations Security Council
A presidential statement of the United Nations Security Council is a statement by the Council's President on behalf of all members, adopted by consensus rather than vote.
Presidential Succession Act
Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. §19), successor to the 1792 and 1886 acts: US statute for double vacancies, placing the House Speaker, then Senate President pro tempore, then Cabinet officers in department-creation order as acting President.
Presidential system
Presidential system: a government form with a president as both head of state and head of government, separately elected from the legislature for a fixed term, with no confidence vote, contrasting with parliamentary and semi-presidential systems.
Presidential transition of Barack Obama
The 2008-2009 presidential transition of Barack Obama: handover from George W. Bush after the November 4, 2008 election, led by Podesta, Jarrett, and Rouse, with pre-election Bush cooperation and 75% Gallup approval.
Presidential transition of Joe Biden
Presidential transition of Joe Biden: the 2020-21 transfer of power from Trump to Biden. Co-chaired by Ted Kaufman and Jeff Zients; delayed 20 days by GSA ascertainment; led to the 2022 Presidential Transition Improvement Act.
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Presidential Unit Citation, highest U.S. military unit award, also called Distinguished Unit Citation (Army, pre-1957), with Army/Air Force, Navy/Marine Corps, and Coast Guard versions. Established by EO 9075 and EO 9050 in February 1942; awarded for extraordinary heroism in action.
Presidential Walk of Fame
The Presidential Walk of Fame is an exhibit of gilded portraits and plaques installed by President Donald Trump along the White House Colonnade, unveiled in September 2025.
Presidents Cup
Presidents Cup, also called President's Cup, is the PGA Tour's biennial match-play golf event: 12 US players vs a 12-player International Team from outside Europe, first held 1994; US leads 13-1-1.
Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday, is the US federal holiday on the third Monday of February, legally named Washington's Birthday under 5 U.S.C. 6103, moved from February 22 by the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act, with varied state observance and major retail sales.
Presidents' Trophy
Presidents' Trophy, NHL annual award since 1985-86 to the team with the best regular-season record by points; Detroit Red Wings lead with six wins; only eight winners also won the Stanley Cup.
Presiding bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the denomination's chief officer, an office held by five people since the church formed in 1988.
Presidio
A presidio was a fortified military garrison established by Spain on its frontiers, most extensively on the northern frontier of New Spain, supporting colonization alongside missions from the late sixteenth century.
Presidio of Monterey, California
Presidio of Monterey: U.S. Army installation in Monterey, California, founded by Spain June 3, 1770, seized by Sloat in 1846, and home since 1946 to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco (El Presidio de San Francisco): 1,491-acre national park and National Historic Landmark at the Golden Gate, a military post under Spain, Mexico, and the U.S. from 1776 to 1994, now run by the self-funding Presidio Trust.