convener

/ kənˈviːnə /

noun

a person who convenes or chairs a meeting, committee, etc, esp one who is specifically elected to do so
a convener of shop stewards
the chairman and civic head of certain Scottish councils Compare provost

Petersen was a convener of people, known on multiple continents as a careful thinker, dynamic speaker, and dapper dresser.

He repeated the passage, halting at the speech of the convener of the trades, but was evidently vexed at the temporary breakdown.

"Certainly there was no time lost in this case," replied the Convener.

The Alatunja is hereditary Convener of Council, and if an able man has considerable power.

He managed not only to become convener of the committee, but succeeded in getting men chiefly of his own opinion placed on it.

The Convener was a bit of a heretic himself and, consequently, carried a tender heart toward them.

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