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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The announcement comes a week after the charity’s board of trustees resigned in protest of chairperson Dr. Sophie Chandauka, who has embarked on a legal battle in a bid to prevent her ouster.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025 -
Both quit as patrons of Sentebale after a fallout between its chairperson and the trustees.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2025
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The moderator of the panel was Eric Noble of The CARLAB.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The company also faces claims by former content moderators who have alleged they were psychologically harmed on the job — watching hours of disturbing videos, including displays of bestiality, necrophilia and violence against children.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Presider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presider. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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