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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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected Tuesday the push led by President Trump to impeach a respected federal judge who is presiding over the administration’s controversial mass deportation of Venezuelan immigrants.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
McKinley also presided over the Spanish-American War of 1898, and the subsequent acquisitions of Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam as U.S. territories.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Boyce, who presides over cases in eastern Idaho, did exactly that in March 2023, weeks before Vallow Daybell went to trial — when the prosecution filed thousands of documents and evidence past the court’s discovery deadline.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
McKinley also presided over the Spanish-American War of 1898, and the subsequent acquisitions of Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam as U.S. territories.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Boyce, who presides over cases in eastern Idaho, did exactly that in March 2023, weeks before Vallow Daybell went to trial — when the prosecution filed thousands of documents and evidence past the court’s discovery deadline.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
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