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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Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Cassie is the central witness in the trial, but the prosecution has asked the presiding judge to deny Combs' attempts to change how several other people are set to testify against him.
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Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stark rebuke for Trump proposing the presiding judge be impeached for not ruling in the administration’s favor.
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Beverly Cannone, the Norfolk County judge presiding in the case, ruled in January that Dr. Marie Russell, an emergency room physician, can testify in Read's second trial that marks on O'Keefe's arm were dog bites, not caused by being hit by an SUV.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Cassie is the central witness in the trial, but the prosecution has asked the presiding judge to deny Combs' attempts to change how several other people are set to testify against him.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stark rebuke for Trump proposing the presiding judge be impeached for not ruling in the administration’s favor.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 May 2025
Beverly Cannone, the Norfolk County judge presiding in the case, ruled in January that Dr. Marie Russell, an emergency room physician, can testify in Read's second trial that marks on O'Keefe's arm were dog bites, not caused by being hit by an SUV.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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“Preside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preside. Accessed 21 May. 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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