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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At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026 -
The conservancy’s chairperson, Kasey Austin-Tibbets, and Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who’s on the group’s board, were among officials who held a news conference Thursday, March 5, in Fresno to decry the use of the compost, the Fresno Bee reported.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Group moderators lead monthly motivational challenges that users can sign up for.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The moderator also congratulated all nominees and the presenters and winners who expressed their beliefs on air.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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Public interest in more trips to the moon had faded, support from the president had dropped and Congress had cut the agency's budget.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rogers, now a partner in the technology giant’s enterprise cloud division, and Monaco, who was tapped to be the firm’s global affairs president, took actions that helped GCC obtain and maintain a lucrative foothold within the federal government.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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Arnott is the founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, a firm that oversees strategies for nearly $200 billion index funds and ETFs for the likes of Charles Schwab and Invesco.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees aviation, said Democrats are responsible for paychecks not being delivered to TSA agents.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Presider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presider. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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