PRESIDING OFFICER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase presiding officer. (close relations)
Definition of PRESIDING OFFICER
Best Alternative Words for PRESIDING OFFICER
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chairman | nounn | |||||||
noun • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization verb • act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | ||||||||
chairperson | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | ||||||||
chairwoman | nounn | |||||||
noun • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | ||||||||
head | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains • a single domestic animal • that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason • a person who is in charge • the front of a military formation or procession • the pressure exerted by a fluid • the top of something • the source of water from which a stream arises • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head • a dense cluster of flowers or foliage • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an individual person • a user of (usually soft) drugs • a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) • a rounded compact mass • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container • the part in the front or nearest the viewer • a difficult juncture • forward movement • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer • the subject matter at issue • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about • the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk • (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head • the striking part of a tool • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship • a projection out from one end • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum • oral stimulation of the genitals verb • to go or travel towards • be in charge of • travel in front of; go in advance of others • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take its rise • be in the front of or on top of • form a head or come or grow to a head • remove the head of | ||||||||
moderator | nounn | |||||||
noun • any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors • in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly • someone who presides over a forum or debate • someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence | ||||||||
president | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an executive officer of a firm or corporation • the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government • the office of the United States head of state • the chief executive of a republic • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization • the head administrative officer of a college or university | ||||||||
speaker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) • the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly • electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | ||||||||
convenor | nounn | |||||||
noun • One who assembles people for an official or public purpose. • A lecturer who takes on the mantle of managing a specific course. |