pre·side

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

Related forms
pre·sid·er, noun
un·pre·sid·ing, adjective
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preside (prɪˈzaɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
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
 
[C17: via French from Latin praesidēre to superintend, from prae before + sedēre to sit]
 
pre'sider
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

preside
1611, from Fr. présider "preside over, govern" (15c.), from L. præsidere "stand guard, superintend," lit. "sit in front of," from præ- "before" + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
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Example sentences
He has been raised to preside over things as a prince.
Let our leaders be chosen, not by the composite of their gender, but by their
  readiness to preside over our great nation.
The odds that a communist regime can continue to preside over a capitalist
  economy indefinitely are rather slim.
Married couples preside over all but one of the homes.
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