The words condescending and patronizing present a fine example of this. At first glance these words appear to be defined somewhat circularly: condescending often has the word patronizing in its definition, and patronize is defined, in part, as âto adopt an air of condescension toward.â
1 Section 3 of the 20th Amendment provides that if the President-elect dies before his term begins, the Vice President-elect becomes President on Inauguration Day and serves for the full term to which the President-elect was elected.
Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States when he takes office early in the new year. The 70-year-old billionaire, who made his money in real estate, will take over in the White House in January following his shock election win over Hillary Clinton.