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We further decree that the Senate of the United States elect a prominent Democrat as their presiding officer, to act as President until the next election, and to reconstruct the Cabinet according to our wishes hereafter to be declared.
Joshua A. Norton

Meaning of "presiding officer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESIDING OFFICER

presiding officer  [prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ˈɒfɪsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESIDING OFFICER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Presiding officer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESIDING OFFICER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of presiding officer in the English dictionary

The first definition of presiding officer in the dictionary is the person who presides over the Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly. Other definition of presiding officer is the person who presides over one of the two chambers. Presiding officer is also an official in charge of a polling station during elections.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRESIDING OFFICER


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artificer
ɑːˈtɪfɪsə
cerveza
səˈveɪsə
chaser
ˈtʃeɪsə
disa
ˈdaɪsə
effacer
ˈɛfˈeɪsə
enticer
ɪnˈtaɪsə
facer
ˈfeɪsə
Larisa
ləˈrɪsə
Larissa
ləˈrɪsə
mesa
ˈmeɪsə
Nysa
ˈnɪsə
Odisha
əˈdɪsə
officer
ˈɒfɪsə
Orissa
ɒˈrɪsə
racer
ˈreɪsə
spacer
ˈspeɪsə
spicer
ˈspaɪsə
surfacer
ˈsɜːfɪsə
tracer
ˈtreɪsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESIDING OFFICER

preside
presidencies
presidency
president
President of the Board of Trade
president-elect
presidentess
presidential
presidentially
Presidents´ Day
presidentship
presider
presidia
presidial
presidiary
presidio
presidium
presift
presignal
presignified

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESIDING OFFICER

army officer
arresting officer
chief executive officer
chief operating officer
chief warrant officer
commanding officer
compliance officer
executive officer
house officer
immigration officer
information officer
juicer
junior officer
liaison officer
loan officer
local government officer
medical officer
nursing officer
police officer
safety officer
security officer

Synonyms and antonyms of presiding officer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «presiding officer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESIDING OFFICER

Find out the translation of presiding officer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of presiding officer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «presiding officer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主持人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

funcionario que preside
570 millions of speakers

English

presiding officer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीठासीन अधिकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يرأس ضابط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

председательствующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

presidente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রিজাইডিং অফিসার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

président
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pegawai presiden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorsitzende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主宰役員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사회자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pejabat pendhita
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ sĩ quan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைமை அதிகாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अध्यक्षपदी अधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başkan yardımcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il funzionario che presiede
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Marszałek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

головуючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

președinte de secție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προεδρεύων αξιωματικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorsittende beampte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ordförande kommenderar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

presiderende offiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of presiding officer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESIDING OFFICER»

The term «presiding officer» is regularly used and occupies the 103.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESIDING OFFICER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about presiding officer

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QUOTES WITH «PRESIDING OFFICER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word presiding officer.
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Joshua A. Norton
We further decree that the Senate of the United States elect a prominent Democrat as their presiding officer, to act as President until the next election, and to reconstruct the Cabinet according to our wishes hereafter to be declared.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESIDING OFFICER»

Discover the use of presiding officer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to presiding officer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Parlimentary Tactics, for the Use of the Presiding Officer ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Harry W Hoot, 2012
2
Municipal Administration: The Handbook
(i) Voting materials Every voting station must be provided with voting materials before voting opens on election day. The IEC is responsible for providing each presiding officer with the necessary materials, namely: • ballot papers; • ballot boxes; ...
D. L. Craythorne, 2006
3
Ecstasy and agony of a presiding officer
With reference to India.
Shivraj Patil, 1998
4
A Handbook for Panchayati Raj Administration (Tamil Nadu)
(5) If the Presiding Officer is satisfied that owing to old age, blindness, illiteracy or other physical infirmity a voter is unable to read the names of the candidates or to make mark or marks thereon without assistance, the Presiding Officer shall ...
‎2007
5
Blackstone's Statutes on Public Law and Human Rights 2013-2014
5–24 25 Presiding Officer etc. (1) The Assembly must, at its first meeting following a general election, elect from among the Assembly members— (a) a presiding officer (referred to in this Act as 'the Presiding Officer'), and (b) a deputy presiding  ...
Robert Lee, 2013
6
General Statistics of Cities: 1915: Including Statistics of ...
Presiding officer's salary , $4,500. • Treasurer acts as collector of revenue. ' Auditor acts as city clerk. ' Presiding officer's salary, $2,400; elected for 2 years. • County treasurer is also city treasurer. • Presiding officer's salary, $4,200. 1° Auditor ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, Starke McLaughlin Grogan, Arthur J. Hirsch, 1916
7
Financial statistics of cities having a population of over ...
Presiding officer elected for 4 years. ' Treasurer acts as collector of revenue. < Assessor appointed to serve until tax rolls are completed; salary, $8.50 per day. ' City clerk acts as auditor. * Presiding officer elected for 2 years. * Presiding officer's ...
Le Grand Powers, Starke McLaughlin Grogan, 1917
8
Financial Statistics of Cities Having a Population of Over ...
$2,000 2,500 5,000 1,800 1,200 7,500 3,300 3,000 500 1,000 1,000 4,000 800 • Presiding officer elected for 4 years; one commissioner for 3 years. » Presiding officer's salary, $5,000. » No specified term. • Presiding officer elected for 4 years;  ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1918
9
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Energy, PT. 1-50, ...
(a) Unless otherwise limited by this subpart or by the presiding officer, participants in an oral hearing may submit and sponsor in the hearings: (1) Initial written statements of position and written testimony with supporting affidavits on the ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2010
10
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
§502.149 Disqualification of presiding or participating officer. Any presiding or participating officer may at any time withdraw if he or she deems himself or herself disqualified, in which case there will be designated another presiding officer.
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESIDING OFFICER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term presiding officer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tonight's Lee Amendment: Senate's First Real Obamacare Repeal …
But because the amendment has nothing to do with highway spending, the presiding officer of the Senate likely will rule it out of order. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Plaid Cymru AM Lord Elis-Thomas's future in spotlight
The assembly's former presiding officer, who himself led Plaid Cymru from 1984 to 1991, had criticised his party's main general election ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn Push Through Voice Vote to Fund …
Cruz's came up first,and when he offered it, it was shot down by the chair in the Senate—the presiding officer—as non-germane to McConnell's ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
I won't resign – Deputy Speaker, Lasun insists
... Speaker to resign for Femi Gbajabiamila, who was the party's adopted candidate in the election of presiding officer of the House on June 9. «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Published on Jul 27, 2015, 7:49 pm AST
“In addition to this, Mr Presiding Officer, D ATAS provides financial assistance to 140 existing awardees at an annual cost of $2.3 million. This is ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
6
Bellone, Officials for New Initiative to Crack Down on Deadbeat …
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone was joined by Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Suffolk County ... «NewsLI, Jul 15»
7
AU Hands Obama Memo against US Sanctions on Sudan
Addis Ababa - The African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Presiding Officer, Dr. Joseph Chilengi, said that the ... «Sudan Vision, Jul 15»
8
Mao Retains DP Party Presidency
By press time, the presiding officer was yet to announce the results of DP Secretary General and Publicity Secretary. However, current SG ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Sangil: How sweet it will be running unopposed
... after twelve years in the Philippine Senate and Vice-Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting, who is on her last term as the council presiding officer. «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
10
Fafen report sees irregularities in by-polls
The security officials can only enter polling stations or booths when requested by the presiding officer. FAFEN observers reported one instance ... «The Nation, Jul 15»

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