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presider

noun

Definition of presider

as in chairperson

a person in charge of a meeting I was unaccustomed to being the presider of anything larger than a departmental meeting

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For Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, the packed calendar is the message.

— Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
His sister, Mai Huixia, 64, who serves as vice-chairperson, joined him in the billionaire ranks, with Forbes reporting that her stake gave her a $2 billion fortune.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of chairperson

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In the r/AO3 community on Reddit, moderators have set up megathreads for the purpose of helping members find and share copies of their favorite stories.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026
Reddit moderators also checked additional photos and Apple paperwork provided by the owner.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderator

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Her pressure campaign against schools led to numerous settlements, and in one case, the resignation of the president of the University of Virginia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Chad Champion, a former president of the Charlotte Running Club, offers a frank assessment of the contrast.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of president

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While dealing with the closure of Shanghai Disneyland amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapek and Iger — who stayed with the company as executive chairman — sat for an interview with CNBC about the transition.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Curtis Hertel, the party’s chairman, announced Stevens was no longer a member of the state party and would not be welcomed back.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

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