presiding officernoun [ C ]
uk/prɪˌzaɪ.dɪŋ ˈɒf.ɪ.sər//prɪˌzaɪ.dɪŋ ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/(in the UK) the person who is in charge of a polling station (= a place where people go to vote in an election)
Presiding Officer
the person who controls the business of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales, by deciding who can speak, keeping order, etc.
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Speaker