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   Presiding officer

   /prɪzʌɪdɪŋ ˈɒfɪsə/

   

   noun

   • 1. an official in charge of a polling station at an election.

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   What is the role of a presiding officer?

   • The presiding officer fulfills the same role as the speaker of the House of Commons. The president of the Chamber of Deputies is the highest authority of the Chamber of Deputies. The president of the Senate is the highest authority of the Senate of Chile .

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   Why is a presiding officer called a president?

   • In 1774, the presiding officer of the Continental Congress was also called "president," but it was very much a ceremonial title. So Article 2 of the Constitution gave the word "president" a whole new meaning. "They were charting new terrain here," Zimmer said. "This title really didn't fit perfectly well."

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   Can a presiding officer preside over a body?

   • The other group they do have the numbers, but they don't have a constitutional presiding officer to be able to preside over the body. It was granted by the hearing's presiding officer but not before the request triggered more antipathy from defense attorneys, who accused the young woman of faking her exhaustion.

   PRESIDING OFFICER definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Are people stationed at the same table as the presiding officer?

   • What we object to is the practice of people being permanently stationed at the same table as the presiding officer and polling clerk. At polling stations law and order will, as is normally the case, be the responsibility of the presiding officer, assisted by the police.

   PRESIDING OFFICER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PRESIDING OFFICER definition: 1. (in the UK) the person who is in charge of a polling station (= a place where people go to vote…. Learn more.

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     PRESIDING OFFICER meaning: 1. (in the UK) the person who is...

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   1. presiding officer - the leader of a group meeting. leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others. moderator - someone who presides over a forum or debate. moderator - in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly.

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   presiding officer. Other forms: presiding officers. Definitions of presiding officer. noun. the leader of a group meeting. see more.

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   presiding officer. noun. /prɪˌzaɪdɪŋ ˈɒfɪsə (r)/. /prɪˌzaɪdɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsər/. (in Britain) an official in charge of a polling station (= place where people go to vote) during an election. Voters should report any irregularities to the presiding officer.

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   5 days ago · 1. British. the person who presides over the Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly. 2. US. the person who presides over one of the two chambers. 3. an official in charge of a polling station during elections. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Presiding Officer. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Presiding Officer the person who officially controls the meetings and discussions in the Scottish Parliament or the Welsh Assembly. The Presiding Officer's position is the same as that of the Speaker of the House of Commons.