preside over

verb

presided over; presiding over; presides over

1

: to be in charge of something (such as a meeting or organization)

The vice president presided over the meeting.

The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court.

He has presided over the company for 15 years.

2

: to be in charge of a country, company, etc., during (a particular time or activity)

She presided over a period of relative peace and prosperity.

Examples of preside over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Belgian filmmaker Fabrice du Welz will preside over the jury for the international competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, part of a full slate of juries the festival has revealed across its sections. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026

Ify purposefully fails those rooms to reach the final game, Bluff Box, in Room 8, where Parlor Room host Becca Scott presides over two small blue boxes. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Republican Chuck Grassley, the president pro tempore of the Senate, presided over the ceremony. — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 July 2026

An Argentine judge presiding over that case has imposed a travel ban on the two executives but has allowed Tapia to travel with the country’s World Cup squad. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for preside over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover