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preside Definition

pre·side (prē zīd′, pri-)

intransitive verb -·sid′ed, -·sid′·ing

  1. to be in the position of authority in an assembly; serve as chairman
  2. to have or exercise control or authority: usually with over
  3. to perform as the featured instrumentalist

Etymology: Fr présider < L praesidere, to preside over, protect < prae-, pre- + sedere, to sit

preside Related Forms

pre·sid′er noun

preside Synonyms

preside

v.

direct, lead, control; see advise 1, manage 1.

preside Usage Examples

Object

  • magistrate: Sadly, Mr Galland's fate is likely to hinge on whether or not the presiding magistrate ever rolled a spliff in his youth.
  • judge: Such judges are identified by the presiding judges of each circuit.
  • bishop: In TEC, the presiding bishop is not a primate in the usual sense of the word.
  • genius: Matisse was, with Picasso, one of the two great presiding geniuses of 20th-century western art.
  • officer: You can take a companion with you to assist you or ask the presiding officer at the polling station for help.

Preposition: at

  • tea-time: She also presided properly at tea-time, which became another Center institution.
  • Eucharist: The Bishop of Brechin presided at the Eucharist, and Damian came and preached.
  • sacrament: Traditions brought together The Presbyterians normally had a minister for each church who presided at the sacraments.
  • ceremony: They should then keep to their plan to ensure that the clergyman or officiant presiding at the ceremony knows which couple is which!
  • meeting: In the absence of the convener, the vise convener shall preside at the meetings of the Council.
  • celebration: I should imagine that each Bishop presided at a celebration of the Solemnity in their Diocese.

Preposition: as

chairman: A director must be present at the creditors meeting, and preside as chairman.

Preposition: over

  • collapse: Mr Campbell was then told to get ready to preside over the electoral collapse of his party.
  • ceremony: In the same month the Mayor will preside over the ancient ceremony ( recently revived ) of Beating the Bounds.
  • empire: The Inca ruling classes presided over a totalitarian slave empire.
  • proceeding: The charges against the president must be tried in the Senate with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presiding over proceedings.
  • meeting: The Mayor also presides over meetings of the Council.

Followed by an intransitive particle

over: The National School is attended by 46 children, presided over by Miss Mary Logan, mistress.

Followed by a transitive particle

over: Mr Justice William Gage is presiding over the hearing.

Preposition: in

absence: The Vice-Chair, shall preside in the absence of the Independent Chair at any meeting.