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 chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum).—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The White House insists the main mansion will remain untouched, and touts the project as continuing a tradition of executive residence modernization, citing upgrades by previous presidents.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court decision also encouraged FCC chairmen to flex their regulatory muscles in public more often.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The plan deploys Q&As to boost some of those opening weekends, hosted by a rotating cast of moderators.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Presiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiders. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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