Thesaurus results for PRESIDE

preside (over)

verb

pri-ˈzīd

Definition of preside (over)

as in to rule

to exercise authority or power over from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations

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as in to operate

to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Verb

The court filings do not indicate whether Hellerstein intends to rule from the bench that day or issue a decision later.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
The Supreme Court ruled Trump can use personal information to identify noncitizen voters.

— Alec Dent, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of rule

Verb

However, the chapter continues to be recognized by its national organization, and thus was legally permitted to operate as a fraternity chapter unaffiliated with the university.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Although Ryan Sports Development won’t operate the new Ryan Field, Ryan and his family will continue to be deeply involved.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of operate

Verb

The legislation would bring a standardized set of federal rules governing collegiate athletics.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
There are multiple factions with a variety of goals and assessments about the technology's promise, dangers and how it should be governed.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of govern

Verb

Alvarez managed to nab a foul pop-up behind the plate for the first out, but a fly ball to center field scored another run, and Abrams managed to get to third.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
Tehran has spent long weeks in discussions with Oman, on the other side of the strait, on how to manage shipping traffic.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of manage

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The twist is that this room comes from someone else’s house, someone else’s taste, someone else’s desire to supervise what Ruby might become.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Under the agreement, Carpentersville is responsible for supervising detainees, medical care, medical transportation and other expenses but won’t be charged for using the East Dundee jail.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

In most mature organizations, that person would oversee a cryptographic center of excellence (CCOE).

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Judges overseeing the cases for Emporia, El Dorado and Ottawa’s bans have ruled that the petitions can go before voters in November.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of oversee

Verb

The June agreement collapsed after disputes over the memo's vague wording, including language related to who would control the strait.

— Ava Pukatch, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Springs store energy before releasing it in a jump, but that release makes the distance difficult to control.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

Unlike conventional sports books, which operate on the basis of licenses issued by states, Kalshi and Polymarket argue they are exclusively regulated at a federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Sanders and Casar’s proposal would therefore shift the question from how to regulate superintelligence to whether the United States should permit its development at all.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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