Preside
verb
To be in charge of something like a meeting or a group.
The president will preside over the meeting.
Often appears as...
- preside over
- preside at
verb
About a judge in a court. It means being in charge of a trial.
The judge presided over the high-profile case.
Often appears as...
- preside over case
- judge preside
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To sit or stand in front of a gathering of people.
The mayor will preside at the ceremony.
Often appears as...
- preside at ceremony
- preside at event
verb
To be in charge of something like a meeting or a group.
The president will preside over the meeting.
Often appears as...
- preside over
- preside at
verb
About a judge in a court. It means being in charge of a trial.
The judge presided over the high-profile case.
Often appears as...
- preside over case
- judge preside
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To sit or stand in front of a gathering of people.
The mayor will preside at the ceremony.
Often appears as...
- preside at ceremony
- preside at event
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
'Preside' often implies a formal leadership position during events.
A distinguished professor will preside over the graduation.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Presence
Using 'preside' suggests authority and responsibility in a situation.
The chairperson presided over the contentious board meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
'Preside' is neutral and does not convey approval or disapproval of the leader.
No matter the agenda, she will preside with fairness.
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
'Preside' often implies a formal leadership position during events.
A distinguished professor will preside over the graduation.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Presence
Using 'preside' suggests authority and responsibility in a situation.
The chairperson presided over the contentious board meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
'Preside' is neutral and does not convey approval or disapproval of the leader.
No matter the agenda, she will preside with fairness.
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
'Preside' often implies a formal leadership position during events.
A distinguished professor will preside over the graduation.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Presence
Using 'preside' suggests authority and responsibility in a situation.
The chairperson presided over the contentious board meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
'Preside' is neutral and does not convey approval or disapproval of the leader.
No matter the agenda, she will preside with fairness.
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Kimberley Motley: How I...
the neighbor became very impatient, and he demanded that he be paid back. Unfortunately, Naghma's father didn't have the money, and so the two men agreed to a jirga. So simply put, a jirga is a form of mediation that's used in Afghanistan's informal justice system. It's usually presided over by religious leaders
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The oddities of the...
and by that, Franklin meant George Washington. Greatest hero of the Revolution, Washington presided over the convention that created the constitution, rarely speaking. He never discussed the job of president, or of wanting it. And when the first presidential election took place,
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What's a snollygoster? A...
successor ideas so they wanted to give him the humblest meager most pathetic title they could think of and that title was president president they didn't invent the title I mean it existed before but it just meant somebody who presides over a meeting it was like the
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Mating frenzies, sperm...
Eventually, all the remaining challengers fail, until only one queen— and one brood pile— remains. Now presiding over several hundred workers in the neighborhood’s largest nest, our victorious queen begins aiding her colony in its primary reproduction.
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How does impeachment...
conducting the trial and deliberating after hearing all the arguments. If it's the president or vice president being impeached, the chief justice of the Supreme Court presides. A conviction requires a supermajority of two-thirds
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A day in the life of an...
The heralds purify the hill by sprinkling its boundary with pig’s blood and call for order. As everyone sits on benches facing the platform, the presiding officer opens the meeting with the “Tis agoreuein bouleutai?”
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Ben Dunlap: The...
partly because at that point he had already taken all of the courses in the catalog, but mainly because he was so conspicuously wiser than any one of us. To me, it was immensely reassuring that the presiding spirit
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How does money...
As one of the most notorious gangsters in history, Al Capone presided over a vast and profitable empire of organized crime. When he was finally put on trial, the most he could be convicted of was tax evasion.
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Why should you read...
presides over a reign of terror, and then meets a bloody end. Along the way, it asks important questions about ambition, power, and violence that spoke directly to the politics of Shakespeare's time
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Birth of Voodoo PIPE...
good news is a third-generation voodoo priest and healed he treats patients and presides over rituals in a shrine of the earth spirit aza sees the benefits they are cured if some people don't have
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Kimberley Motley: How I...
the neighbor became very impatient, and he demanded that he be paid back. Unfortunately, Naghma's father didn't have the money, and so the two men agreed to a jirga. So simply put, a jirga is a form of mediation that's used in Afghanistan's informal justice system. It's usually presided over by religious leaders
Video examples
The oddities of the...
and by that, Franklin meant George Washington. Greatest hero of the Revolution, Washington presided over the convention that created the constitution, rarely speaking. He never discussed the job of president, or of wanting it. And when the first presidential election took place,
Video examples
What's a snollygoster? A...
successor ideas so they wanted to give him the humblest meager most pathetic title they could think of and that title was president president they didn't invent the title I mean it existed before but it just meant somebody who presides over a meeting it was like the
Video examples
Mating frenzies, sperm...
Eventually, all the remaining challengers fail, until only one queen— and one brood pile— remains. Now presiding over several hundred workers in the neighborhood’s largest nest, our victorious queen begins aiding her colony in its primary reproduction.
Video examples
How does impeachment...
conducting the trial and deliberating after hearing all the arguments. If it's the president or vice president being impeached, the chief justice of the Supreme Court presides. A conviction requires a supermajority of two-thirds
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
The heralds purify the hill by sprinkling its boundary with pig’s blood and call for order. As everyone sits on benches facing the platform, the presiding officer opens the meeting with the “Tis agoreuein bouleutai?”
Video examples
Ben Dunlap: The...
partly because at that point he had already taken all of the courses in the catalog, but mainly because he was so conspicuously wiser than any one of us. To me, it was immensely reassuring that the presiding spirit
Video examples
How does money...
As one of the most notorious gangsters in history, Al Capone presided over a vast and profitable empire of organized crime. When he was finally put on trial, the most he could be convicted of was tax evasion.
Video examples
Why should you read...
presides over a reign of terror, and then meets a bloody end. Along the way, it asks important questions about ambition, power, and violence that spoke directly to the politics of Shakespeare's time
Video examples
Birth of Voodoo PIPE...
good news is a third-generation voodoo priest and healed he treats patients and presides over rituals in a shrine of the earth spirit aza sees the benefits they are cured if some people don't have
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Felipe VI of Spain
Spanish Royalty
Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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Sara Gideon
American Politician
I would say that of many, many difficult aspects of my job as speaker, presiding over a debate on a bill that has an emotional aspect to it on both sides is the most challenging thing that I can think of.
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George Packer
American Novelist
Oprah is just this goddess presiding over so much of American life, and her story is really interesting - the way she made herself, and the ruthlessness it took, and also the fantasizing that it took.
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Heber J. Grant
American Clergyman
As a boy, without experience, never having spoken in public in my life, for any length of time, never ten minutes at once, I was called to preside over a stake of Zion.
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Priti Patel
British Politician
As the party that believes in economic freedom and low taxes, it is scandalous that we have presided over the tax burden rising for hardworking families and businesses.
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Henry Miller
American Author
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.
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Yossi Sarid
Israeli Politician
If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.
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Richard Pryor
American Actor
I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
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Dan Jenkins
American Author
I don't cover golf tournaments anymore - I preside over them.
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Richard G. Scott
American Clergyman
The Church is presided over personally by Jesus Christ.
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Felipe VI of Spain
Spanish Royalty
Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
Quote examples
Sara Gideon
American Politician
I would say that of many, many difficult aspects of my job as speaker, presiding over a debate on a bill that has an emotional aspect to it on both sides is the most challenging thing that I can think of.
Quote examples
George Packer
American Novelist
Oprah is just this goddess presiding over so much of American life, and her story is really interesting - the way she made herself, and the ruthlessness it took, and also the fantasizing that it took.
Quote examples
Heber J. Grant
American Clergyman
As a boy, without experience, never having spoken in public in my life, for any length of time, never ten minutes at once, I was called to preside over a stake of Zion.
Quote examples
Priti Patel
British Politician
As the party that believes in economic freedom and low taxes, it is scandalous that we have presided over the tax burden rising for hardworking families and businesses.
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Henry Miller
American Author
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.
Quote examples
Yossi Sarid
Israeli Politician
If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.
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Richard Pryor
American Actor
I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
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Dan Jenkins
American Author
I don't cover golf tournaments anymore - I preside over them.
Quote examples
Richard G. Scott
American Clergyman
The Church is presided over personally by Jesus Christ.
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