'Preside' definitions:

Definition of 'preside'

From: WordNet
verb
Act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

Definition of 'Preside'

From: GCIDE
  • Preside \Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. pr['e]sider. See Sit.]
  • 1. 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 preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over. [1913 Webster]
  • Some o'er the public magazines preside. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'preside'

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