preside over
phrasal verb
presided over; presiding over; presides over
1
: to be in charge of something (such as a meeting or organization)
The vice president presided over the meeting.
The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court.
He has presided over the company for 15 years.
2
: to be in charge of a country, company, etc., during (a particular time or activity)
She presided over a period of relative peace and prosperity.
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
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Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Retired Judge James Emerson, who presided over the proceedings, has 45 days to submit his recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which then has 30 days to review and vote.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
In the small Campo dei Tolentini, presided over by the haughty neoclassical columns of the eponymous church, a queue straggles from a tiny bar.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Looking more exhausted than any TV character in recent memory, Mare investigated murders, raised her grandson, and presided over her community with questionable ethics but unfailing care.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Retired Judge James Emerson, who presided over the proceedings, has 45 days to submit his recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which then has 30 days to review and vote.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
In the small Campo dei Tolentini, presided over by the haughty neoclassical columns of the eponymous church, a queue straggles from a tiny bar.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Looking more exhausted than any TV character in recent memory, Mare investigated murders, raised her grandson, and presided over her community with questionable ethics but unfailing care.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Preside over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preside%20over. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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