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returning officer

noun

, British.
  1. a public official appointed to conduct and preside at an election.


returning officer

noun

  1. (in Britain, Canada, Australia, etc) an official in charge of conducting an election in a constituency or electoral district, who supervises the counting of votes and announces the results


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Word History and Origins

Origin of returning officer1

First recorded in 1720–30

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