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Chairman

The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.

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Chair 76% connected

A movable single seat with a back.

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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President 76% connected

Precedent.

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Chairmanship 74% connected

The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.

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Chairmanship 74% connected

The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.

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Chair 92% connected

A movable single seat with a back.

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Accept verb · 78% connection

In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the propert…

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Adjourn verb · 78% connection

To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or…

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Board noun · 78% connection

A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or…

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Brownist noun · 78% connection

A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when o…

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Caucus noun · 78% connection

A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select d…

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Center noun · 78% connection

Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative…

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Conclude verb · 78% connection

bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"

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Convener noun · 78% connection

One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting; hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized body.

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Dean noun · 78% connection

A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop.

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Esoteric adjective · 78% connection

Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of follower…

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Fauteuil noun · 78% connection

Chair of a presiding officer.

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Formed adjective · 78% connection

Having structure; capable of growth and development; organized; as, the formed or organized ferments. See Ferment, n.

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Gavel noun · 78% connection

The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.

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Job verb · 78% connection

To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.

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Left noun · 78% connection

Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They…

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Magistrate noun · 78% connection

A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch o…

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Mall noun · 78% connection

Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a mo…

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Master noun · 78% connection

A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in o…

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