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Definition of Returning officer
1. Noun. The official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results.
Generic synonyms: Functionary, Official
Definition of Returning officer
1. Noun. A local official who oversees the running of an election in a given area. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Returning Officer
Literary usage of Returning officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1857)
"Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the returning officer and Deputy
Returning ... The returning officer or his deputy shall provide a locked box, ..."
2. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1849)
"... maliciously hindered from giving it by the returning officer, he may maintain
an action against the returning officer for the injury he has suffered ? ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1906)
"... made before him to the returning officer, and tho returning officer shall
cause tho necessary mark to be made on the register.' "—(Mr. Arthur Henderson. ..."
4. The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer by Richard Burn, Joseph Chitty, Thomas Chitty (1837)
"The returning officer may, however, if he choose, declare the poll, and proclaim
the members immediately after the close. ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1784)
"Is the returning officer liable to any anión by the freemen ... not induce me to
alter my opinion as to the legality of the returning officer's proceedings, ..."
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