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preside
[ pri-zahyd ]
verb (used without object)
- to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- to exercise management or control (usually followed by over ):
The lawyer presided over the estate.
preside
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting
- to exercise authority; control
- to occupy a position as an instrumentalist
he presided at the organ
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·İ noun
- ܲp·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of preside1
Example Sentences
What about other issues in the Church that he presided over for more than a decade?
Online, pro-Guo social media accounts portrayed her as a progressive young mayor presiding over a pink-tinted wonderland of parades, buffalo races and concerts.
The panel presiding over the case were suspicious, but, with Quins' backroom staff sticking rigidly to their story, they couldn't unpick the full connivance.
Instead, he may be presiding over the national team’s demise.
He spent quite a bit of time on the idea that his enemies had intimidated and derided Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the stolen classified documents case in Palm Beach, Florida.
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