preside over

 [pri-zahyd]  

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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