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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Pam Ander, chairperson of the church, described its wartime use.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 May 2026 -
The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Every Sunday, moderator and CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) interviews principal newsmaker guests on topics driven by the news of the week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Among those set to join the Hot Topics table in the episodes ahead are longtime fill-in panelist Sheryl Underwood, journalist Kara Swisher, and extending moderator Whoopi Goldberg's panel time into Fridays for the time being, though the EGOT winner typically has the day off each week.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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On the other side, De la Espriella has promised to fiercely crack down on criminal groups and build 10 megaprisons, following in a similar vein as El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, in his war on gangs, which has been beset by abuses, according to findings by human rights groups.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The president acting alone can’t change that.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Even at the baseball game, the chairman of the Doosan conglomerate that owns the Bears is set to join as a batter.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Garbarino, the chairman, who is White, said House rules don’t allow disparaging members of Congress, witnesses like Mullin, or the president or vice president.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Presider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presider. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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