returning officer

Noun
  1. The official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results (synset 110545453)
    domain region:
    • canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
    • australia, commonwealth of australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
    • britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    • new zealand - an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
    is a type of: functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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