presiding (over)

verb

present participle of preside (over)
1
as in governing
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 operating
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presiding (over)
  1. governing
  2. operating
  3. ruling
  4. managing
  5. supervising
  6. overseeing
  7. handling
  8. controlling
Verb
  • There’s been little movement on the key Democratic demand, an ethics component governing the president and his family, according to two Democratic aides.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike its competitors, Hermès is a pre-haute-couture enterprise, founded before the rigid bureaucracy of French fashion was put into place, in the eighteen-sixties, with the establishment of a governing syndicate.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of governing
Verb
  • Manchester City revenues derived from UEFA reports, adjusted to remove 'other operating income' and converted from GBP to EUR at prevailing rate.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The department remains committed to co-operating with all jurisdictions pursuing potential crimes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of operating
Verb
  • With Indian money now ruling cricket, the Big Bash risked being left behind.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • It will be held in an atmosphere of heightened political tensions as ruling populists seek to hold on to power despite widespread popular discontent.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruling
Verb
  • Suzuki lacked managing and coaching experience when former Angels general manager Perry Minasian hired him in October 2025.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • All four founders will serve as managing partners of Time Zone Capital.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Registrations have to be renewed each year, and solar companies are responsible for supervising the salespeople working on their behalf.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The shape of the work changed, from producing answers to checking them, and from performing tasks to supervising them.
    — Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • After a cargo plane overshot a runway and killed five people outside Miami International Airport, members of the county board overseeing that facility are considering whether to spend big on a potential safety upgrade.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Along the way, Reid confronted several dynasties before overseeing one of his own.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • The robot is designed as a general-purpose platform capable of handling a broad range of applications and improving through self-reinforcement from real-world experience.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The only people who seem to, frankly, are the leaders at Western Michigan, the ones with the biggest complaint about this and the ones who seem to be handling it the most maturely.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Western Michigan won the rushing battle and dominated time of possession, controlling the ball for more than 40 minutes.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • These structures are important for controlling movement and other functions.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of controlling
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