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presiders

noun

plural of presider

as in chairpersons

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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The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.

— Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026

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Nelson Mandela served a single term and stepped down in 1999, on a continent where liberation leaders routinely became presidents for life.

— Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
The school had seven different presidents over the previous 13 years — instability that almost cost Southwestern its regional accreditation.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

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The company is reportedly now blocking 23 million spam views and revoking nearly 2 million inauthentic votes per day, while pointing to the community moderators and users that have long played a role in combatting content that violates its rules.

— Cody Luongo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Unlike moderators at for-profit platforms, Wikipedia cannot simply hire more administrators.

— Ryan McGrady, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

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