returning officer

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reˈturning ˌofficer noun [countable]  PPVthe official in each town or area of Britain who arranges an election to Parliament and announces the result 〔英国城镇或地区的〕议会选举监察官

Examples from the Corpus

returning officer• As the Lord Mayor Albert was also returning officer on the night and so was the first to see the result.• As many as 20 people died in polling-related incidents, and the returning officer was forced to suspend voting in eight stations.• But then at 11.10, there was the result being read out, live, by the Torbay returning officer.

reˈturning ˌofficer nounChineseSyllable  

each town in Corpus area the of official or

returning officer
reˈturning ˌofficer noun [countable]
the official in each town or area of Britain who arranges an election to Parliament and announces the result

returning officerBrE /rɪˈtɜːnɪŋ ɒfɪsə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ ɔːfɪsər/ 🔊, /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ ɑːfɪsər/ 🔊 noun (BrE) an official in a particular area who is responsible for arranging an election and announcing the result 地方选举监察官