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1. (v.i.) preside
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
2. preside
to exercise management or control (usu. fol. by over):
The lawyer presided over the estate.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L praesidēre to watch over, preside over, control)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) preside
act as president
"preside over companies and corporations"
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1. (verb) preside
to be in control of particular events
the officials presiding over the failed elections
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) preside
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
2. (verb) preside
to exercise superintendence; to watch over
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Sense: to be the chairman of a meeting etc
The prime minister presided at/over the meeting.
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 Afrikaans: voorsitter wees |
 Arabic: يَرأس، يَتَرأس |
 Bulgarian: председателствам |
 Brazilian: presidir |
 Czech: předsedat |
 German: den Vorsitz haben |
 Danish: præsidere over; lede |
 Greek: προεδρεύω |
 Spanish: presidir |
 Estonian: (koosolekut) juhatama |
 Farsi: ریاست جلسه یا چیز دیگری ر |
 Finnish: toimia puheenjohtajana |
 French: présider |
 Hebrew: לְנָהֵל |
 Hindi: संचालन करना |
 Croatian: predsjedati, sjediti nače |
 Hungarian: elnököl |
 Indonesian: memimpin |
 Icelandic: stjórna; vera í forsæti |
 Italian: presiedere |
 Japanese: 司会する |
 Korean: 사회를 하다 |
 Lithuanian: pirmininkauti |
 Latvian: vadīt (sapulci), būt par |
 Malay: menjadi pengerusi |
 Dutch: voorzitten |
 Norwegian: være ordstyrer, lede |
 Polish: przewodniczyć |
 Persian: ریاست جلسه یا چیز دیگری ر |
 Pashto: د جلسى يا د بل شى رياست پ |
 Portuguese: presidir |
 Romanian: a prezida |
 Russian: председательствовать |
 Slovak: predsedať |
 Slovenian: predsedovati |
 Serbian: predsedavati |
 Swedish: presidera, leda |
 Thai: เป็นประธานการประชุม |
 Turkish: başkanlık etmek |
 Taiwanese: 主持 |
 Ukrainian: головувати |
 Urdu: صدارت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chủ toạ |
 Chinese: 主持 |
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