presiding officer

English Thesaurus

1. the leader of a group meeting (noun.person)

hypernym	:	leader,
definition	:	a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person)

hyponym	:	moderator,
definition	:	someone who presides over a forum or debate (noun.person)

hyponym	:	moderator,
definition	:	in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly (noun.person)

hyponym	:	chair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, president,
definition	:	the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization (noun.person)

hyponym	:	speaker,
definition	:	the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly (noun.person)