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returning officers

returning officers is the plural of returning officer.

Meaning of returning officer

Noun

returning officer (plural returning officers)

  1. A local official who oversees the running of an election in a given area.
  2. The officer who makes returns of writs, etc.

Questions about returning officers

What is returning officers the plural of?
Returning officers is the plural of returning officer.

Words near returning officers in the dictionary

  1. returning
  2. returning boomerang
  3. returning boomerangs
  4. returning fire
  5. returning officer
  6. returning officers
  7. returning the favor
  8. returning the favour
  9. returning to dust
  10. returning to form
  11. returning to one's muttons

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