Verb
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.
To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
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A JOINT meeting of Labour and Employment ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) kicks off today in Dar es Salaam with Vice-President Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan set to preside over the opening. Source: Internet
As business partners, Blinken and Flournoy are joined at the hip: they both approve and preside over the most pernicious and destructive aspects of the imperial directives within the national security state. Source: Internet
As Easter approached, however, Eulalius returned to the city and attempted to seize the Basilica of St. John Lateran in order to "preside at the paschal ceremonies". Source: Internet
Australian actor Cate Blanchett is to preside over the international jury at the Venice Film Festival, which runs from September 2-12. Source: Internet
At Parsons' retirement banquet held on May 18, 1973, Robert K. Merton was asked to preside, while John Riley, Bernard Barber, Jesse Pitts, Neil J. Smelser and John Akula were asked to share their experiences of the man with the audience. Source: Internet