presiding officer
Example Sentences
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The presiding officer chairs debates in the chamber, selects speakers in debates and represents the parliament at home and abroad.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The parliament will choose the new presiding officer, as well as two deputies, in a secret ballot.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Ap Iorwerth will need to think about whether giving a job to the former presiding officer Elin Jones, the only member of the 44-strong Senedd group who has ministerial experience.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The country's 24 senators will serve as judges while the chief justice of the Supreme Court will sit as the trial's presiding officer.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The hall was so cold, the presiding officer announced that men could keep their hats on.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
