preside (over)

verb

pri-ˈzīd How to pronounce preside (over) (audio)
Definition of preside (over)next
1
as in to rule
to exercise authority or power over from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations

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2
as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preside (over)
  1. rule
  2. operate
  3. govern
  4. manage
  5. supervise
  6. oversee
  7. control
  8. regulate
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  • The smash rules the Hot 100 for an eighteenth non-consecutive frame, putting it just one stint away from matching the all-time record.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Despite Purdy likely wanting to finish out the season, the elbow injury sounds significant enough that Shanahan has all but ruled him out already.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • When Van Hoogstraten needed to step back from operating the forum in 2014, France agreed to acquire it, still insisting on sustaining the autonomy for which it was founded.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And we're very sharply focused as an agency on dealing with that threat, supporting the FBI in the New Orleans case, where, as the FBI has said publicly, their belief is that the man who perpetrated that horrific act was inspired by ISIS but operated alone.
    Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of operate
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  • An analogous logic governs life at Fortezza Bastiani—Drogo’s stay there extends to two, four, fifteen, thirty years—and there are similar touches of dark humor.
    Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The governing party maintained that just as in the impeachment of a president, at least two-thirds of the 300-member National Assembly had to vote in favor for the motion to pass.
    Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of govern
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  • Expectations were poorly managed for a team rebooting with a rookie quarterback in a division that set up to be a good one and turned into a great one.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And yet, none of it has managed to solve the problem: Dinner exists, daunting and ominous.
    Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of manage
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  • The two vehicles went through the school’s fence where Rosales was supervising children, one of them being MKaya, according to deputies and KSAT.
    Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Conrad’s office is supervised by the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary’s policymaking arm.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervise
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  • The co-chairs of the advisory board overseeing the building of the memorial are Lord Pickles, a Conservative politician, and Ed Balls, a former Labour M.P. who is now a podcaster and TV presenter.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The judge overseeing the case, U.S. District Court Judge Leo M. Gordon, also called on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to review and provide an explanation of certain aspects of the congestion pricing program.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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  • The captures highlight a campaign by some activists to reintroduce lynx to help control the deer population and symbolize Scotland’s commitment to wildlife diversity.
    Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Fire crews have since managed to start controlling the fires, helped by out-of-state reinforcements, the water in hydrants being replenished, and wind speeds dropping.
    Dennis Mersereau, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025
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  • Ayurvedic practitioners have claimed that oil pulling can reduce plaque, prevent gingivitis, and regulate bad breath per a 2014 Vogue article, and the practice remains relevant a decade later.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But TikTok has fought the law at every turn, arguing that the U.S. government is overstepping its bounds by attempting to regulate foreign ownership of a private company.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of regulate
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