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.
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Québécois actress, director, and screenwriter Monia Chokri will preside over the jury for the Cannes Film Festival‘s Caméra d’Or prize.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2026
Lai and Peña presided over the signing of bilateral agreements, including one memorandum of understanding about artificial intelligence computing center investment.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Turner was named vice chairman of Time Warner and presided over the new company’s cable TV brands.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
But Pichai had been spending time with the company’s AI leaders, like Hassabis—whose startup DeepMind was acquired by Google in 2014—and Jeff Dean, each of whom were presiding over sporadic but key breakthroughs.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2026
Lai and Peña presided over the signing of bilateral agreements, including one memorandum of understanding about artificial intelligence computing center investment.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Turner was named vice chairman of Time Warner and presided over the new company’s cable TV brands.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
But Pichai had been spending time with the company’s AI leaders, like Hassabis—whose startup DeepMind was acquired by Google in 2014—and Jeff Dean, each of whom were presiding over sporadic but key breakthroughs.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
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“Preside over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preside%20over. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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