presider

noun

Definition of presidernext
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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  1. chairperson
  2. moderator
  3. president
  4. chairman
Noun
  • Belousov's comments Monday echo those of Security Council Deputy chairperson and former President Dmitry Medvedev on December 12 that Russian occupation of all four oblasts remains Moscow's current territorial objective.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Goldwasser served as chairperson of the diversity committee for the Casting Society of America, and earned 11 CSA Artios Award nominations, with two wins, as well as a nomination for the Heller Award for Television Casting Director of the Year.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of chairperson
Noun
  • McEwen became a forum moderator in 2008 and later administrator in 2014 when the brand acquired the platform.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Try your hand as a Games moderator at the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the Games community forums.
    New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of moderator
Noun
  • The White House initially announced that the event would move from the Eastern Coachella Valley to Los Angeles, but the event was canceled as the president was in his limousine ready to depart Los Angeles.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Lapointe, expressing his gratitude for the privilege of serving the community, said that his resignation will take effect on Jan. 17, three days before Republican Donald Trump will be sworn in as the next president.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of president
Noun
  • It was reported that then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaned on the public demand to bring Dolan and the late Glenn Britt, the CEO and chairman of Time Warner Cable at the time, back to the table to hammer out a deal.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The South Carolina senator has also become the first black chairman of a Senate standing committee, assuming the top spot on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
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