preside over
phrasal 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.
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And the administrator presides over all the county’s departments, which includes community services, engineering and public works, environmental resources management, parks and recreation, legislative affairs, housing and economic development, the tourist development council and more.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Rapper Ja Rule will preside over a special tribute to Irv Gotti, the Murda Inc. Records mogul who died in February.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Rumor had it that there were twelve Athenians, like the twelve gods who presided over the agora, but in truth there were usually only three: Dunton and his two brothers-in-law, a mathematician and a clergyman.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Helicopters and World War II-era warplanes will fly overhead and Army parachutists will soar down to the White House's ellipse, where Trump will preside over the parade from a presidential booth.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 15 June 2025
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Rapper Ja Rule will preside over a special tribute to Irv Gotti, the Murda Inc. Records mogul who died in February.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Rumor had it that there were twelve Athenians, like the twelve gods who presided over the agora, but in truth there were usually only three: Dunton and his two brothers-in-law, a mathematician and a clergyman.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Helicopters and World War II-era warplanes will fly overhead and Army parachutists will soar down to the White House's ellipse, where Trump will preside over the parade from a presidential booth.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 15 June 2025
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“Preside over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preside%20over. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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