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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Throughout her career, the elder Austin released over 50 home video workouts and served as chairperson of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2009.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025 -
Wintour is also widely regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing and is the lead chairperson of the Met Gala.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
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Though moderators control questioning during such forums, too, candidates have a tendency to end up chiming in on each other’s answers when seated next to each other.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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The moderator asked her about her declaration, made eight years ago, to work with a female director every 18 months; in those eight years, she’s actually worked with 27 (in Australia, math is different).—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the front office have a challenging job ahead.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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A day later, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell met with Trump at the White House at the president’s request.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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House Select Committee on the CCP chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for example, called on the banks to drop their deal with CATL.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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Zaher Jabarin, based in mainly in Turkey, plays a crucial role in overseeing Hamas's financial network, and Muhammad Ismail Darwish, chairman of the Hamas Shura Council and also in Qatar, is another influential member, particularly responsible for managing foreign relations.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Presider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presider. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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