presiding (over)

verb

Definition of presiding (over)next
present participle of preside (over)
1
as in governing
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 operating
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presiding (over)
  1. governing
  2. operating
  3. ruling
  4. managing
  5. supervising
  6. overseeing
  7. regulating
  8. conducting
Verb
  • In 2022, the NCAA updated its policy to align with national sports governing bodies.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The league started with 10 teams in 1996, as part of the deal with FIFA, the international governing body of the sport, to bring the World Cup to the United States in 1994.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of governing
Verb
  • Notably, Rumble is a loss-making company, with an operating loss of $143 million on sales of $86 million for the last twelve months period.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Crocs business continues to demonstrate strong overall performance, with a Q3 operating margin exceeding 25%, an impressive metric for a footwear company.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of operating
Verb
  • Several district courts have denied requests to enjoin the CTA, ruling in favor of the Department of the Treasury.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This decision is part of broader litigation challenging the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), with several district courts ruling in favor of the Treasury's position on the CTA's constitutionality.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruling
Verb
  • Datta, on the other hand, made sure my dreams came to life by managing the execution seamlessly.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Clubs’ performance staff do an incredible amount of work trying to reduce the risk and a lot of that is about managing load.
    Geoff Scott, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Rick Morales is supervising producer.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Three sources, including the Justice Department attorney supervising the tea party district court litigation, told me there were significant issues concerning the IRS disclosing documents in that scandal.
    William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • Judge overseeing Luigi Mangione murder trial Gregory Carro has been named as the judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's trial for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nuno is a hands-on coach, overseeing many of the short, sharp training sessions which generally last no longer than 90 minutes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • These measures included capping refiners' profits and regulating gasoline inventories, amidst rising gas prices.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In some cases, residents, often poor, smallholder farmers, are asked to sign voluntary conservation agreements regulating their land use.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • This led me to start conducting research in the field.
    Lukas Petersson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducting
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