English dictionary
preside
/pr/i/'z/aI/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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act as president
ExamplesPreside over companies and corporations.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to <i>preside</i> at a public meeting; to <i>preside</i> over the senate.
Source: webster1913