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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An act of legislation created it, the Fed chairperson and other members of the board have to show up for congressional hearings, which turn into partisan grillings.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Cash aid from table banking Justine Obura, the chairperson of the No Sex For Fish Group, says the group members are trying to support each other.—
Viola Kosome,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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That means the onus will be on the Face the Nation moderator to call out, in real time, false claims or unproven allegations.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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James Austin Johnson of Saturday Night Live will serve as the night’s MC and moderator.—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Taiwanese policy experts fear that this lack of access to the president will make renegotiating the tariffs impossible.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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No president has sought to fire a Fed governor before.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chairman Bryan Strawser told the Washington Examiner that tens of thousands of AR-style rifles and accessories are already lawfully owned in Minnesota, and state-level bans on these items would likely not survive legal challenges.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In November, the Art Institute named Lefkofsky as its new board chairman, putting the tech billionaire in charge of overseeing the museum, the school and an ambitious plan to usher in an era of new development at the historic South Michigan Avenue campus.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Presider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presider. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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