Definition of preside
presided
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intransitive verb
1 : to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2a : to occupy the place of authority : act as president, chairman, or moderatorb : to occupy a position similar to that of a president or chairman
3 : to occupy a position of featured instrumental performer —usually used with at presided at the organ
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Examples of preside in a Sentence
Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding.
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Edwards will play Judge Stanley Weisberg, who presided over the brothers' murder trial and had a contentious relationship with their defense attorney, Leslie Abramson, played in the series by Edie Falco.
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Poland also hosted such conferences in 2008 in Poznan and in 2013 in Warsaw, and presided over a meeting in Bonn in 1999.
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Over in the House, where Speaker Michael Madigan presides over a majority that's a handful short of being veto-proof, the Senate's budget was never called.
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Presiding over his first annual meeting since predecessor Rex Tillerson left to become U.S. secretary of state, Woods will be tested Wednesday (May 31) on everything from climate change to his own paycheck.
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DeKalb Superior Court Judge Mark Anthony Scott presides over a hearing Thursday, July 17, 2014 to decide whether to set aside the murder jury verdict of guilty of Pamela Ballin.
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Presiding over his first annual meeting since predecessor Rex Tillerson left to become U.S. secretary of state, Woods will be tested Wednesday on everything from climate change to his own paycheck.
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Last year, Walsh filed a motion to disqualify Judge Marx in part because her husband, Circuit Judge Joseph Marx, presided over Horwitz’s first trial.
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No one knew what to expect from a living wake, not even Penny Allport, the life-cycle celebrant Mr. Shields had asked to help guide the party and preside over his death the next morning.
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Origin and Etymology of preside
Latin praesidēre to guard, preside over, from prae- + sedēre to sit — more at sit
First Known Use: 1608
PRESIDE Defined for English Language Learners
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: to be in charge of something (such as a trial)
PRESIDE Defined for Kids
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presided
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: to be in charge He presided over the meeting. She will preside over the company.
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presided
presiding
1 : to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2 : to occupy the place of authority : direct or regulate proceedings as chief officer
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