PRESIDING (OVER) Synonyms: 53 Similar Words

presiding (over)

verb

present participle of preside (over)

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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as in operating

to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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In uncertain environments, a single governing objective plus constraints felt simpler than genuine multi-objective balancing.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit calls for Sigcho-López to be included on the ballot and for state law governing independent runs for office to be declared unconstitutional.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of governing

Verb

On Tuesday, the ruling Liberal Democratic party advanced the bill through key committees, with Nikkei reporting Takaichi wants cabinet approval by this month, and for the bill to be tabled in parliament in the autumn.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
The ruling United Russia party is seeking to preserve its dominance in the lower house of parliament in a race against the Communist Party and a couple of other parties that vote in sync with the Kremlin on key issues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruling

Verb

The Raiders are managing a knee ailment that caused McCoy to drop to the fourth round in April’s NFL Draft.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Katsis was adept at managing major live acts, overseeing rollouts like Backstreet Boys’ Into the Millennium Tour and helping morph Korn and Limp Bizkit into perennial arena acts.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of managing

Verb

What used to be just a one-button trigger to call up an app has evolved into a multi-button, multi-input device for supervising and orchestrating multiple AI tools and agents at once.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Corrupt naval officers turned ports they were supposed to be supervising into bribe-laden smuggling hubs, authorities say.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervising

Verb

The county executive’s chartered responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally, and succeeds Julie Swidler, who stepped down from the post earlier this summer.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of overseeing

Verb

Haiti today is, in many respects, in worse condition, with armed gangs controlling large areas, institutions barely functioning and millions displaced.

— Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
The system also avoided hazardous conditions while controlling the spacecraft’s orientation, showing how autonomous software could reduce dependence on ground commands during military and scientific missions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

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