| 词汇 | presiding-officer |
| 释义 | presiding officer noun[ C ] uk /prɪˌzaɪ.dɪŋ ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/ us /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)（选举投票处的）监票官 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.（苏格兰和威尔士的）议会主席 Compare Speaker Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting psephologist voting voting booth voting machine voting slip whistle-stop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: UK politics: legislation & law-making Examples of presiding officerpresiding officer The presidingofficer and the secretary or clerk are present, and clustered around them is a small group of members. The various chiefs of the traditional area constitute the members of the jury at the paramountcy level, with the paramount chief as the presidingofficer and chief justice. The other aspect is the case which is all too common, of the presidingofficer omitting to affix the mark to the ballot paper itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The police asked the presidingofficer and the polling clerk if this schoolmistress had voted there or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not the duty of the presidingofficer to intimate to individuals, who are registered, whether they are qualified or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The election of the presidingofficer cannot be by a majority vote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is to be decided by the presidingofficer, who will he consult? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ballot papers are handed to the police and the presidingofficer normally goes with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we object to is the practice of people being permanently stationed at the same table as the presidingofficer and polling clerk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At polling stations law and order will, as is normally the case, be the responsibility of the presidingofficer, assisted by the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is that the presidingofficer must exercise his discretion and one does not know on what basis that discretion is to be exercised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To drag the presidingofficer through the courts would be quite inappropriate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The presidingofficer would then get it right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So the parliament can challenge the decisions of the presidingofficer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had thought to put down an amendment changing presidingofficer to precess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of presiding officer These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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