Presiding Officer
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In a general sense, presiding officer is synonymous with chairman.
- The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives is the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Specifically, Presiding Officer is the title of the post of Speaker in the following legislatures:
- Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales
- Presiding Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
- Presiding Officer of the United States Senate
Other uses of the phrase include:
- Presiding Officer (ARB) is the officer in charge of one of the Administrative Review Boards run by the United States Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants, at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
- Presiding Officer (Guantanamo Military Commissions), the officer acting in a judge-like role for Guantanamo Military Commissions.
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