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  1. presidingadjective

    Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over.

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  1. presiding

    Presiding refers to the act of holding a position of authority and leading or overseeing a meeting, gathering, or event. It involves guiding and directing the proceedings, maintaining order, and ensuring that discussions or activities are conducted in an orderly and efficient manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Presiding

    of Preside

  2. Presiding

    a. & n. from Preside

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of presiding in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of presiding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of presiding in a Sentence

  1. Sherrod Brown:

    I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks and people below him are — I can't tell you what to do, i don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most senators.

  2. Coen brothers:

    Cannes is a festival that has been important to us since the very beginning of our career. Presiding over the Jury is a special honor, since we have never heretofore been president of anything.

  3. Chief Justice John Roberts:

    The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted.

  4. Chief Justice John Roberts:

    In the 1905 Swain trial, a senator objected when one of the managers used the word' pettifogging' and the presiding officer said the word ought not to have been used, i don't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard, but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.

  5. Mike Pence:

    There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, I possessed unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes.

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