preside
- 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.
Origin of preside
Related Words for preside
oversee, supervise, ordain, administer, govern, chair, officiate, control, head, handle, lead, manage, direct, keep, conduct, run, advise, operateExamples from the Web for preside
Contemporary Examples of preside
Recall how Clinton returned to Arkansas from the campaign trail to preside over the execution of a mentally disabled man.
The convention only gains legitimacy when Washington agrees to not only attend it, but preside over it.
Héctor's older brothers Arturo and Alfredo were men with the right temperament to preside over a multinational crime syndicate.
They are happy to preside over a system where unions are political organizations first and economic ones second.
The village houses are done up in pale gray and mauve and preside over lawns so neat and green they look like carpeting.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York TownE. Jean Carroll
April 19, 2014
Historical Examples of preside
No, sir, you won the game for us, and you've got to preside at the dinner!
Frank Roscoe's SecretAllen Chapman
Later he was to become a Spiritualist and preside at table-tipping seances.
Keziah CoffinJoseph C. Lincoln
And it's yourself as Deputy-Governor will preside over that same court-martial.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
The Sanitary Commission I preside over is not in favour with the populace.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
No one in particular, and I'm willing you should preside if you want to, Martin.
The Grammar School Boys of GridleyH. Irving Hancock
preside
- to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting
- to exercise authority; control
- to occupy a position as an instrumentalisthe presided at the organ