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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There are six vacancies, including the chairperson.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026 -
The bill would designate the CCC chair as the person responsible for personnel and administrative matters at the agency and makes explicit that the executive director is to report directly to the chairperson.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Australian actor, 31, stars in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film (once widely believed to be an actual snuff film), opposite Barbie Ferreira, who plays a content moderator trying to thwart him.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, content moderator Margot (Barbie Ferreira) grows concerned and starts looking into the content, starting up a deadly cat-and-mouse game.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pepper, as he was called, was also Phi Beta Kappa, contender for the Heisman, and the president of his class.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Garrett Ballengee is president and CEO of the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy.—
Charles Mitchell,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ticket headaches have added to a controversial run-up to the Games for LA28, which also faced backlash after chairman Casey Wasserman was mentioned in the Epstein files released in February.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings, who served as CEO for 25 years and dramatically shook up the entertainment business, is leaving the streaming giant’s board of directors.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Presider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presider. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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