presided; presiding
1
: to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2
a
: to occupy the place of authority : act as president, chairman, or moderator
b
: to occupy a position similar to that of a president or chairman
3
: to occupy a position of featured instrumental performer
—usually used with at
presided at the organ
presider
noun
Examples of preside in a Sentence
Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding.
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Father Tom Walker presided, with interment at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery.
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Shepard’s remains were interred in the Cathedral’s crypt following a memorial service on October 26, 2018, over which Budde and openly gay Rev. V. Gene Robinson presided.
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The holiday proceedings took place in Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the late King once presided.
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President Trump had a victory in his ongoing legal battle against the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday when presiding Judge Robert L. Pegg rejected a Protective Order Governing Discovery motion that would have guarded the board's internal communications.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Shepard’s remains were interred in the Cathedral’s crypt following a memorial service on October 26, 2018, over which Budde and openly gay Rev. V. Gene Robinson presided.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
The holiday proceedings took place in Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the late King once presided.
—Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
President Trump had a victory in his ongoing legal battle against the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday when presiding Judge Robert L. Pegg rejected a Protective Order Governing Discovery motion that would have guarded the board's internal communications.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Preside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preside. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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preside
verb
pre·side
pri-ˈzīd 
presided; presiding
1
: to be in the place of authority : act as president, chairperson, or moderator
preside over a meeting
2
: to be in charge
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preside
intransitive verb
pre·side
pri-ˈzīd
presided; presiding
1
: to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2
: to occupy the place of authority : direct or regulate proceedings as chief officer
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