presiding officer

Other forms: presiding officers

Definitions of presiding officer

1. noun

   the leader of a group meeting
   types:

   moderator

   someone who presides over a forum or debate

   moderator

   in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly

   chair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, president

   the officer who leads the meetings of an organization

   Speaker

   the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly

   Kalon Tripa

   the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile

   vice chairman

   one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman

   type of:

   leader

   a person who rules or guides or inspires others