preside over
phrasal verb
presided over; presiding over; presides over
1
: to be in charge of something (such as a meeting or organization)
The vice president presided over the meeting.
The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court.
He has presided over the company for 15 years.
2
: to be in charge of a country, company, etc., during (a particular time or activity)
She presided over a period of relative peace and prosperity.
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Biden has also presided over an economy that has grown faster and created more jobs than any other advanced economy around the world.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
But Carter also presided over inflation, rising interest rates and international crises and lost a landslide to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
His lawyers asked the nine justices to intervene in a request Wednesday, arguing that the judge who presided over Trump’s trial, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, wrongly refused to recognize his immunity during the trial and in trying to sentence him during his transition.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
The chefs and partners preside over a mini-empire of some of the best restaurants in New York: Via Carota, I Sodi, Buvette, Bar Pisellino, and the Commerce Inn.
—airmail.news, 8 Jan. 2025
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
But Carter also presided over inflation, rising interest rates and international crises and lost a landslide to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
His lawyers asked the nine justices to intervene in a request Wednesday, arguing that the judge who presided over Trump’s trial, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, wrongly refused to recognize his immunity during the trial and in trying to sentence him during his transition.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
The chefs and partners preside over a mini-empire of some of the best restaurants in New York: Via Carota, I Sodi, Buvette, Bar Pisellino, and the Commerce Inn.
—airmail.news, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Preside over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preside%20over. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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