presided (over)

verb

Definition of presided (over)next
past tense of preside (over)
1
as in ruled
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 supervised
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presided (over)
  1. ruled
  2. supervised
  3. governed
  4. managed
  5. operated
  6. conducted
  7. regulated
  8. oversaw
Verb
  • The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While a Pennsylvania court ruled against him due to his age at the time, Satterthwaite alleges Carter’s team abused legal technicalities to avoid the test.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruled
Verb
  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.
    Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • They must instead be formed organically and over several steps as governed by applicable labor laws.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Civilians across Syria have taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of the Assad family regime, which has governed the nation since the 1960s, and whose repressive policies helped instigate the 2011 uprising which plunged the country into civil war.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of governed
Verb
  • Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
Verb
  • The French Rafale fighter jets and the Italian Eurofighter aircraft are operated out of Šiauliai air base in Lithuania.
    Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Moments later, a portion of the truck, operated by Groot Waste Management, suddenly exploded and injured two police officers and a firefighter.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of operated
Verb
  • Hilton Hotels Hilton conducted a survey focused on connectivity and personalization that found that 60% of travelers book consistently with one brand or one credit card to maximize their benefits.
    Michael Benedek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • According to a survey conducted by Sodexo’s International Sustainable Food Barometer, 72% of Americans describe the need for a more sustainable way of eating as urgent and most (66%) also had a positive perception of sustainable food.
    Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • Musk's companies, such as Tesla and SpaceX, are heavily regulated.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For much of the country’s history, individual states regulated horseracing, with minimal federal oversight related to gambling.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Assad oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversaw
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