preside
[verb]
Synonyms: run, administer, chair, conduct, control, direct, govern, head, lead, manage, officiate

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Related Words: carry on, conduct, control, direct, keep, manage, operate, ordain, run, administer, handle, head, oversee, supervise

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pre‧side /prɪˈzaɪd/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: praesidere 'to sit in front of, guard, preside over', from sedere 'to sit']
to be in charge of a formal event, organization, ceremony etc:
I shall be pleased to preside at your meetings.
Mr Justice Waller, presiding judge for the north east
preside over something phrasal verb

1. to be in a position of authority at a time when important things are happening:
The government seemed to be presiding over large-scale unemployment.

2. to be the head of a company or organization:
Finch presided over the company for 30 years.

3. to be in charge of a meeting or activity:
The chairman will preside over an audience of architects and developers.

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