preside
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pre·side
(prĭ-zīd′)intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides
1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president: presided over the department for a year.
2. To possess or exercise authority or control: preside at a meeting.
3. Music To be the featured instrumental performer: presided at the keyboard.
[French présider, from Old French, from Latin praesidēre : prae-, pre- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·sid′er n.
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preside
(prɪˈzaɪd)vb (intr)
1. to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting
2. to exercise authority; control
3. (Music, other) to occupy a position as an instrumentalist: he presided at the organ.
[C17: via French from Latin praesidēre to superintend, from prae before + sedēre to sit]
preˈsider n
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pre•side
(prɪˈzaɪd)v.i. -sid•ed, -sid•ing.
1. to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
2. to exercise management or control (usu. fol. by over): The lawyer presided over the estate.
[1605–15; < Latin praesidēre to watch over, preside over, control]
pre•sid′er, n.
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Past participle: presided
Gerund: presiding
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Verb | 1. | preside - act as president; "preside over companies and corporations" |
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Translations
يَرأس، يَتَرأس
předsedat
ledepræsidere over
predsjedati
stjórna; vera í forsæti
pirmininko pareigosprezidentasprezidentavimasprezidentoprezidentystė
vadīt , būt par priekšsēdētāju
başkanlık etmek
preside
[prɪˈzaɪd] VI → presidirto preside at or over a meeting/ceremony → presidir una reunión/ceremonia
he presided over the reunification of Germany → condujo la reunificación alemana
a statue of him presides over the main square of the town → una estatua suya preside la plaza mayor de la ciudad
the presiding judge → el juez/la jueza presidente de sala
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preside
[prɪˈzaɪd] vi → présiderto preside over sth [+ meeting, event, conference] → présider à qch
to preside over the destiny of → présider à la destinée de
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preside
vi (at meeting etc) → den Vorsitz haben or führen (at bei); (at meal) → den Vorsitz haben (at bei); to preside over an organization etc → eine Organisation etc leiten
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preside
(priˈzaid) verb to be the chairman of a meeting etc. The prime minister presided at/over the meeting.
presidency (ˈprezidənsi) – plural ˈpresidencies – noun1. the rank or office of a president. His ambition is the presidency.
2. the period of time for which somebody is president. during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
president (ˈprezidənt) noun1. the leading member of a club, association etc. She was elected president of the Music Society.
2. the leader of a republic. the President of the United States.
presidential (preziˈdenʃəl) adjectivea presidential election.
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