The chairing of a meeting is called what?

• A. Presiding Officer
• B. Preside
• C. Chair
• D. Meeting

Answer: (D)

The act of guiding and directing a meeting is called presiding, and the person who does that job is the presiding officer (often simply the chair). In Roberts’ Rules, the presiding officer is the official who conducts the meeting, calls it to order, recognizes speakers, and enforces the rules. Among the provided choices, the best fit is the presiding officer because it names the official responsible for chairing the meeting. The verb form to preside describes the action itself, while chair can refer to the person or the position more informally, and the meeting is the event, not the act or the role.