returning officer

Noun

Meaning

the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

presiding officer record keeper election commission district electoral officer district electoral electoral board electoral committee electoral tribunal recurrent director returning officers returning soldier electoral officers polling officers electoral officer

Antonyms

counteraction manager enemy opposition opponent peer
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Hypernyms

official functionary

Examples

Akatsi South District Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission, Joseph Fleagbo explained to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that Mr Dzamesi’s disqualification was attributed to the inability to settle the financial requirements by candidates to the EC. Source: Internet

Ballari Deputy Commissioner SS Nakul, who is also the Returning Officer, recommended in his report that these candidates should be barred from contesting elections as they were allegedly guilty of thwarting a democratic process. Source: Internet

Abass Namara, the Kamwenge district Returning Officer says the elections for the directly elected Members of Parliament had been suspended in the two constituencies until further notice. Source: Internet

Ibrahim Garba, the vice-chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), and returning officer for the commission, gave the final figures and made the declaration at exactly 11.57 am on Monday. Source: Internet

INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof Idowu Olayinka, declared Akeredolu winner with 292,830 votes. Source: Internet

On Saturday, the Recalcitrant Lowenfield submitted a report, with the fraudulent figures submitted by Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

returning entrant returning home returning office returning officers returning soldier returning to tokyo