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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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Iqbal Ismail, chairperson of the eThekwini Clothing and Leather Association, said that clothing factories in the garment manufacturing hub of Newcastle are already shutting down operations.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Emirati curator and Sharjah royal family member Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been announced as the new chairperson of the Sharjah Museums Authority which oversees a network of cultural institutions across the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Definition of chairperson

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Unsurprisingly, a moderator for these town halls, American Economic Liberties Project senior advisor Alvaro Bedoya, cheered on the legal challenges.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
In the meantime, the former View moderator is appearing in her one-woman show, Common Knowledge, on Broadway.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026

Definition of moderator

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Hiring Epstein as president of baseball operations after the 2011 season led to sweeping changes.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of president

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After the World Cup drew record audiences for Telemundo, the next question was how to continue building on such interest, said Cesar Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
In his first post-decision press conference as chairman, Warsh allocated 5% of sentences to policy-relevant topics, according to UBS.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

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