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to preside

to preside

131 5.6
To be in charge of a formal meeting or group
  • verb
  • /prɪˈzaɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : presidir
  • The aged literary figure, William Cullen Bryant, presided over the evening's program.
  • preside over a meeting
  • the presiding judge
  • the president presides

Today we are presiding over the case of People versus Damien.

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Examples

  • The elected committee member will preside over the meeting and ensure everyone has a chance to speak.

  • There is no possible way that this judge gets to preside over this particular case when he has a huge bias problem.

  • Judges who preside over cases heard in court are completely independent from the agency.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And the trial judge presiding over that case accepted that as fine.

  • Today we are presiding over the case of People versus Damien.

  • The judge presiding over the case will be Judge Juan Merkin.

  • Probably most people know you from presiding over the doctor Larry Nasser case.

  • And here we see Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Ray Kelly presiding over a Comstat meeting.

  • In the life of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, presiding over government bankruptcies has come full circle.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The Honorable Judge Herman Rothwax is presiding.

Synonyms

to lead
vsto preside
1.0

To guide a group or be in charge

is focused on formal meeting control rather than general guidance
to head
vsto preside
465 2.9

To be in charge of a group or organization

is specific to leading formal meetings rather than general organizational leadership
to chair
vsto preside
64 4.8

To lead a meeting or committee

is used mainly for leading formal meetings and organizations
to moderate
vsto preside
39 5.3

To lead a discussion and keep it orderly

is broader leadership of formal meetings or whole organizations rather than guiding talk
to take the chair
vsto preside
  • UK
3 5.6

Lead a meeting as the person in charge

is the act of being in charge rather than only assuming the role
to chairman
vsto preside
  • UK
5.7

To lead a meeting or committee

is the action of being in charge rather than the titled person

Antonyms

1.0

To come after something in time or order

How Authoritative

to oversee
221 3.9
to preside
  • Formal
131 5.6
assist
33 1.8
to attend
1.7

Surface Forms

preside infinitive
presided past
presided past participle
presiding present participle
presides third person singular

Etymology

The word preside comes from Latin parts prae- 'before' and sedere 'to sit' and is the same root as president. So to preside is to 'sit in front' and be the person who leads a meeting.