preside

[ pri-zahyd ]

/ prɪˈzaɪd /

verb (used without object), pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing.

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.

Nearby words

preset, preset board, preshave, preshrink, preshrunk, preside, presidencia roque sáenz peña, presidency, president, president pro tempore, president-elect

Origin of preside

1605–15; < Latin praesidēre to preside over, literally, sit in front of, equivalent to prae- pre- + -sidēre, combining form of sedēre to sit¹

Related forms

pre·sid·er, nounun·pre·sid·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for presided

His case was sent to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Salavati.
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The judge who presided over the adoption dubbed it a “legal Twilight Zone.”
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Yes, Obama presided over the withdrawal American forces from Iraq, and announced a timetable for their pullout from Afghanistan.
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He presided over the preternatural creation of 30 million new jobs—and the sharpest rise in median incomes in a generation.
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In two other instances, the judges had financial ties with law firms working on cases over which they presided.
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Had she been in this country she would have presided at the late Woman's Rights Convention.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various
Hasluck presided, as usual, and the rest of the Form, with one exception—Paul—were present.
The Hero of Garside School|J. Harwood Panting
Among them none was more famous than the one presided over by Dr. Tutwiler.
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The elephant being acknowledged by general consent as the strongest, presided on the occasion.
My Dark Companions|Henry M. Stanley
He's too great altogether to eat when others do, but he presided, you see.
An Outcast of the Islands|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for presided

preside

/ (prɪˈzaɪd) /

verb (intr)

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

Derived Forms

presider, noun

Word Origin for preside

C17: via French from Latin praesidēre to superintend, from prae before + sedēre to sit

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preside

verb (used without object), pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing.

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