preside
verb (used without object)
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
are presiding
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present progressiveof preside.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"We are presiding over a crisis in child health that demands urgent action."
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
In Pennsylvania, the primary legal responsibilities for a lieutenant governor are presiding over Senate sessions, chairing the Board of Pardons and heading up the governor’s emergency management committee.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
But he’s right that shareholders generally are presiding over a stock market made up of companies that pay themselves handsomely and consider that to be a perfectly normal and justifiable cost of doing business.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2018
District Judge Keith Starrett are presiding over the case.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
Some such thought must have occurred to the authorities who are presiding over its erection.
From A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds by Frank Boreham
