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presiding officer

noun

the leader of a group meeting

• Hypernyms: ↑leader

• Hyponyms:

↑moderator, ↑president, ↑chairman, ↑chairwoman, ↑chair, ↑chairperson, ↑Speaker

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presiding officer noun

A person in charge of a polling place

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Main Entry: ↑preside

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presiding officer [presiding officer] noun

(in Britain) an official in charge of a ↑polling station (= place where people go to vote) during an election.

note at ↑elections

Useful english dictionary. 2012.