to preside
- verb
- /prɪˈzaɪd/
- Formal
- 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.
- Today we are presiding over the case of People versus Damien.
- And the trial judge presiding over that case accepted that as fine.
- And so he he presided over this era known as the Warren Court.
- Just how much I do not have respect for the judge presiding over this case.
- The Queen of England presided over the dissolution of the British Empire.
- And in ancient Egyptian, the Mott was also a goddess who presided over the dead.
- There is really no Islamic clergy in the sense of presiding over sacraments or channels of grace.
- And that if you empower these black patriarchs, these black powerful men, they will sort of preside over, they will take care of their own.
- But there's, there's also, there's also the civil trial in New York presided over by Judge Arthur and Goran.
- One floor of the Cuckoo's Nest and it's just after she's presided over this rather chaotic group therapy session.
- There is no possible way that this judge gets to preside over this particular case when he has a huge bias problem.
Examples
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The elected committee member will preside over the meeting and ensure everyone has a chance to speak.
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There is no possible way that this judge gets to preside over this particular case when he has a huge bias problem.
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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.
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Today we are presiding over the case of People versus Damien.
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The judge presiding over the case will be Judge Juan Merkin.
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Probably most people know you from presiding over the doctor Larry Nasser case.
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And here we see Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Ray Kelly presiding over a Comstat meeting.
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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 guide a group or be in charge
To be in charge of a group or organization
To lead a meeting or committee
To lead a discussion and keep it orderly
Lead a meeting as the person in charge
To lead a meeting or committee
Antonyms
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
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.