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Definition of Presiding officer

1. Noun. The leader of a group meeting.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Presiding Officer

Literary usage of Presiding officer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1874)
"In parliament, the presiding officer of the lords is the lord chancellor, ... In the* commons, the presiding officer is always a member, who, ..."

2. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1874)
"In parliament, the presiding officer of the lords is the lord chancellor, who, ... In the commons, the presiding officer is always a member, who, ..."

3. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1906)
"The presiding officer had many delicate duties to discharge during the polling, but he was not accustomed to exercise judicial duties of this kind. ..."

4. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1866)
"In parliament, the presiding officer of the lords is the lord chancellor, who, ... In the commons, the presiding officer is always a member, who, ..."

5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"stance, decided by the presiding officer. In every Mich ass*'ubly, when я motion is made, it ia the duty of the presiding ..."

6. The American Commonwealth by James Bryce Bryce (1908)
"When a senator desires to speak he shall rise and address the presiding officer, and shall not proceed until he is recognized, and the presiding officer ..."

7. Modern American Law: A Systematic and Comprehensive Commentary on the by Eugene Allen Gilmore, William Charles Wermuth (1914)
"presiding officer—Conduct and rights.— Where but one presiding officer is originally ... The presiding officer, however, when leaving the chair temporarily, ..."

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