Usually means: Officials overseeing elections and results.
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  1. returning officers: Collins English Dictionary
  2. returning officers: Vocabulary.com
  3. returning officers: Wiktionary
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(Note: See returning_officer as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (returning officer)

noun:  A local official who oversees the running of an election in a given area.
noun:  The officer who makes returns of writs, etc.
▸ Also see returning_officer


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