preside (over)

verb

pri-ˈzīd How to pronounce preside (over) (audio)
Definition of preside (over)next
1
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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2
as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preside (over)
  1. rule
  2. operate
  3. govern
  4. manage
  5. supervise
  6. oversee
  7. control
  8. regulate
Verb
  • Edmonston’s death has been ruled an accident, according to the medical examiner.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2026
  • North Crowley’s John Meredith III, arguably the most high-profile high school athlete in Texas, transferred from Euless Trinity and was ruled ineligible by a district executive committee.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of rule
Verb
  • Buttery defended that decision, saying an employee operating a cruiser or unmarked car has no expectation of privacy.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The best premium economy cabins are usually found on long-haul aircraft that operate lengthy international routes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of operate
Verb
  • The move has triggered fierce opposition from UEFA, which governs soccer in Europe, and CONCACAF, which governs soccer in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The law is slated to take effect January 25, 2027, with the rules that will govern compliance now in place.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of govern
Verb
  • Syeda Sultana, chief operating officer at the digital marketing platform Vettted, spent a decade managing a global sustainability program.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Iran has insisted on a role in managing traffic through the strait.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of manage
Verb
  • Operators define intent, establish boundaries and supervise autonomous action across high-stakes systems.
    — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Plaintiff David Figueroa’s lawsuit said he was hired as a retail sales consultant on February 2, 2026, and was supervised by store manager Sully Fuentes Peterson.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of supervise
Verb
  • The agency oversees Medicaid's low-cost health coverage for the state's lowest-income families.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Moreno asked the Ohio judge overseeing the case to grant a restraining order that would prohibit Miller from harassing, physically touching, and/or verbally or electronically threatening Moreno’s counsel.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of oversee
Verb
  • And despite Mario’s best efforts to control the situation, White Nights will end in disappointment for one of its central characters.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This way, the researchers could precisely control the intensity and direction of the odor the fly was registering.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of control
Verb
  • That’s why the window to regulate the use of AI is closing fast.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • California is seen as one of the key battlegrounds for how the technology is regulated across the country.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulate
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“Preside (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preside%20%28over%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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