Predsedníka

Predsedník is a Slovak noun meaning "chairman" or "leader" of an organization. It designates the person who presides over meetings and directs the body’s activities. The term is masculine animate and widely used in politics, business, and civil society to refer to the head of a board, committee, party, or other organized group.

Morphology: The basic form is predsedník. The genitive singular is predsedníka, used after numerals or prepositions requiring genitive (for example, význam predsedníka, post predsedníka). The feminine form is predsedníčka or predsedkyňa; the plural nominative is predsedníci, with genitive plural predsedníkov. The dative and other cases follow standard Slovak declension.

Etymology and usage: The word is formed from predseda (chair, head) plus the agent suffix -ník, yielding "one who chairs." It is used across domains, including corporate boards, associations, political parties, and public bodies. In official titles, it often appears in phrases such as predsedník správnej rady (chair of the supervisory board) or predsedník strany (party chairman), depending on institutional style.

Gender and variants: The feminine form is typically predsedníčka or predsedkyňa. In contemporary Slovak, stylistic preferences may vary, and some institutions use related terms for female leaders. The term predsedník thus functions as a gendered leadership title with corresponding inflected forms for different grammatical cases.