Also the department of justice building is located where J. Edgar Hoover presides over the federal bureau of investigation.

The mayor presides over and is a voting member of the council.

(…) Thor, they say, presides over the air, which governs the thunder and lightning, the winds and rains, fair weather crops.

The mayor presides over the council and casts a vote on issues only in the event of a tie.

In these countries, the CEO ( chief executive or managing director ) presides over the executive board and the chairman presides over the supervisory board, and these two roles will always be held by different people.

In these countries, the CEO presides over the executive board and the chairman presides over the supervisory board, and these two roles will always be held by different people.

The Chief of Naval Operations presides over the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ( OpNav ), which is one of three headquarters staffs in Department of the Navy ( the others being the Office of the Secretary of the Navy and Headquarters Marine Corps.

Rohrabacher presides over a meeting of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science Committee.

He presides over a multi-party chamber, the two largest groups being the Group of the European People's Party ( EPP ) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats ( S & D ).

* Elo, a Samoan god who presides over Pulotu ( the underworld )

The Senior Magistrate ( SM ) is appointed by the Governor and presides over the Magistrates ' Court, which again has no jury.

alt = In an array of earthen colors, a black silhouetted horned figure to the left foreground presides over and addresses a large circle of a tightly packed group of wide-eyed intense, scary, elderly and unruly women.

Under this system, the president presides over the Council of State and serves as head of state and government.

The Governor-General presides over a Federal Executive Council.

Hera presides over the right arrangements of the marriage and is the archetype of the union in the marriage bed, but she is not notable as a mother.

Zeus, the king of the gods, presides over the proceedings.

In Norse mythology, Hel is a being who presides over a realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead.

The head of the judiciary is the Chief Justice who presides over the Supreme Court.

In the case of the impeachment of a president, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings.

The moderator presides over the session as primus inter pares and as moderator also serves a " liturgical " bishop over the ordination and installation of elders and deacons within a particular congregation.

Pursuant to the Twelfth Amendment, the Vice President presides over the joint session of Congress when it convenes to count the vote of the Electoral College.

In most denominations, the pastor serves as Moderator and thus presides over the session ( primus inter pares ).

At the start of each Congress the Clerk of the House of the previous session creates a roll of those who have been elected to serve in the House of Representatives of that Congress ( current Congress is the 112th ) and calls the House to order, conducts opening ceremonies, and determines whether a quorum is present by electronic roll call, and seeks and recognizes nominations for Speaker from the Chairmen of the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference, and presides over the House until the election of a Speaker has occurred.

In the case of a vacancy during a session of Congress the Speaker pro tempore presides over the election of a new Speaker.

Pursuant to the Twelfth Amendment, the Vice President presides over the joint session of Congress when it convenes to count the vote of the Electoral College.

The secretary general presides over the chamber at the first legislative session after an election, and is elected by a majority of the members.

Becky Skillman, the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, presides over the Senate while it is in session and casts the deciding vote in the event of a tie.

The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom Niehaus.

He presides over the meetings and sittings of the Nimiyang session.

He or she presides over the Council of Administration which is in session several times during the school year to guide the administration and academics and to vote upon the annual financial budget of the university.

* 1787 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States ; George Washington presides.

( The following section provides for the President pro tempore of the Senate, a Senator elected to the post by the Senate, to preside in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of the President of the United States, but like the Vice President the President pro tempore, traditionally the longest-serving member of the majority party, rarely actually presides over the chamber ; typically the President pro tempore deputizes junior Senators of the majority party to act as presiding officers ).

The legislative power is constituted by the General Assembly, composed of two chambers: the Chamber of Deputies of 99 members representing the 19 departments, elected based on proportional representation ; and the Chamber of Senators consisting of 31 members, 30 of whom are elected for a five year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president, who presides over the chamber.

The Chamber of Senators ( Cámara de Senadores ) has 31 members ; 30 members are elected for a five year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president who presides over it.

In modern times, the Vice President rarely presides over day-to-day matters in the Senate ; in his place, the Senate chooses a President pro tempore ( or " president for a time ") to preside in the Vice President's absence ; the Senate normally selects the longest-serving senator in the majority party.

Henry Clay takes the floor of the Old Senate Chamber ; Vice President Millard Fillmore presides as he, John C. Calhoun | Calhoun, and Daniel Webster | Webster look on.

In practice, neither the Vice President nor the President pro tempore — customarily the most senior ( longest-serving ) Senator in the majority party — actually presides over the Senate on a daily basis ; that task is given to junior Senators of the majority party, in part so they may learn proper procedure.

In practice, neither the Vice President nor the President pro tempore usually presides ; instead, the duty of presiding officer is rotated among junior senators of the majority party to give them experience in parliamentary procedure.

The Pope alone has the right to convoke, suspend, and dissolve an ecumenical council ; he also presides over it or chooses someone else to do so and determines the agenda ( can.

His role seems to be mostly ceremonial ; he presides over games and leads meetings a lot, but he doesn't make rules for anyone.

The mayor and mayor pro tempore are chosen by a majority vote of the City Commission ; the Mayor presides over the City Commission and is considered primus inter pares, or first among equals, on the commission.

The Mayor presides over Council with voice and vote, but has no veto powers ; Exercises executive power of the municipality ; Appoints Council committees ; Appoints municipal clerk, attorney, tax assessor, tax collector and the treasurer, all with Council confirmation.

The Mayor is the head of municipal government ; sees that state laws and borough ordinances are faithfully executed ; presides over the Council.

* Bishopric ( LDS Church ), consisting of a bishop and his two counselors ; presides over an LDS ward

He or she is appointed by the government, and presides over the länsstyrelse ( Swedish ; previously lääninhallitus in Finnish )-translated as " County Administrative Board ".

He presides as a judge in the Royal Court, and takes the opinions of the jurats ; he also presides over the States, and represents the Crown on civic occasions.

Matters put forwarded are voted on by members of city council ; the mayor presides over council debate and serves very much like the speaker, and as a result only votes in the case of a tie.

One of these myths is the famous story of Ishtar's descent to Irkalla or Aralu, as the netherworld was called, and her reception by her sister who presides over it ; Ereshkigal traps her sister in her dark kingdom and Inanna / Ishtar is only able to leave it by sacrificing her husband Dumuzi in exchange for herself.