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noun British .
a public official appointed to conduct and preside at an election.
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Origin of returning officer First recorded in 1720–30
Words nearby returning officer returned soldier ,
returnee ,
returner ,
return extrasystole ,
return-flue boiler ,
returning officer ,
return on assets ,
return on equity ,
return on investment ,
return on net assets ,
return receipt
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How to use returning officer in a sentence In Alabama, the minimum compensation for poll workers is $50, which increases by $25 per training day, and an extra $25 if you’re a returning officer or clerk.
“Barbarism,” said retired NYPD Officer Jim Smith on Thursday.
In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
That officer fretting about his “stance,” we learn, is plagued by PTSD that cripples him both on the job and at home.
Smith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
His enemies persistently insinuated that he was really returning to Spain to support the clericals actively.
Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.
But the cavalry officer melted imperceptibly out of her existence.
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
That woman meant mischief, or she would never have dared to suggest that a British officer should throw in his lot with hers.
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British Dictionary definitions for returning officer
noun
(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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