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preside

[ pri-zahyd ]

verb (used without object)

, pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing.
  1. to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
  2. to exercise management or control (usually followed by over ):

    The lawyer presided over the estate.



preside

/ prɪˈzaɪd /

verb

  1. to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting
  2. to exercise authority; control
  3. to occupy a position as an instrumentalist

    he presided at the organ



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Derived Forms

  • preˈsider, noun

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Other Words From

  • pre·sider noun
  • unpre·siding adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of preside1

1605–15; < Latin praesidēre to preside over, literally, sit in front of, equivalent to prae- pre- + -sidēre, combining form of sedēre to sit 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of preside1

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

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Example Sentences

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.

The men preside over three display cases, each with three shelves, seven comic books per shelf.

They are happy to preside over a system where unions are political organizations first and economic ones second.

The table cover and napkins must be of snowy damask, the glass clear as crystal, and taste must preside over each detail.

By the end of the last reign it had become unusual that the king should preside at cabinet meetings.

She could right well preside over such a battle of the Cloud-Titans, and conduct the lightnings softly, without explosions.

If I can't be here this afternoon, whom do you want to preside?

We will continue until Senator Cooper comes and then he will preside the rest of the afternoon.

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