presides (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of preside (over)
1
as in governs
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 operates
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presides (over)
  1. governs
  2. operates
  3. rules
  4. manages
  5. oversees
  6. supervises
  7. controls
  8. regulates
Verb
  • The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Organizers ruled North American country could compete after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which governs the song contest, allowed the CBC/Radio-Canada fully into its fold last week.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
Definition of governs
Verb
  • The company operates another rideshare series as well, called Bandwagon, which has launched four missions to date.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • Trent operates fast fashion stores primarily in India under the brands Westside and Zudio.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • The California Foster Youth Bill of Rights comes into play when deciding what rules the county can place on the youths.
    — Theresa Clift July 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • The city has also been fighting Miami-Dade County rules around transit stations that allow developers to substantially scale up residential and commercial projects.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of rules
Verb
  • These advocates are also concerned about oversight, and say the facility represents a departure from how the government manages those children.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • The Makers Market is an organization separate from Santana Row that manages the application and permits of local vendors.
    — Fatima Corona, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
  • As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Even Realities, which was founded in 2023, launched the Even G2 smart glasses with a bigger display in a lighter frame late last year, alongside the Even R1, a smart ring that controls the display of the G2.
    — Jenny Lee,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of regulates
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