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
Verb
  • On Monday, a Randall County judge ruled in a separate case that DeLao can keep his parental rights over his 1-year-old child with Torres.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Previously a judge ruled the measure’s language as written by the City Council was partisan and it was changed for the ballot to remove a description of who some of the noncitizens are; plaintiffs argued the phrasing could swing voters to support the measure.
    Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of rule
Verb
  • The crash happened in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2023, when a Cruise vehicle operating without a driver ran over a woman who was thrown into its path.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Suncor Energy operates the only refinery in Colorado and the facility processes 98,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of operate
Verb
  • His goal of governing by fiat would not happen without a fight.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Netanyahu has struggled to maintain a hold over his fragile, right-wing governing coalition and its muddle of competing interests, whose collapse could spell the end of his leadership.
    Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of govern
Verb
  • These plans outline how a forest will be managed — like logging parameters, species protections, restoration projects and road maintenance.
    April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
  • More than a third of Sedona’s homes have become short-term rentals, and the city government and other local agencies have become consumed with how to manage the influx of visitors—and how to infuse education on respectful public land use.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of manage
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  • If your little ones will be out trick-or-treating tonight, please be sure they are supervised to assure their safety.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In a statement given to 9to5Google, the company said there will be ways for parents to supervise usage, with control over approving new cards, removing cards, and viewing transaction history.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of supervise
Verb
  • The company also oversees a colony of about 3,500 rhesus monkeys on the nearby Morgan Island, which is only accessible by boat at the mouth of the Combahee River.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • If approved, the measure would extend a sales tax to support highways, roads and bus routes across the Valley. Proposition 479, formerly known as Prop. 400, would oversee the continuation of an existing dedicated half-cent sales tax in Maricopa County to fund transportation.
    Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of oversee
Verb
  • If confirmed, Kennedy will control the world’s largest public health agency, and its $1.7 trillion budget.
    Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • These screens were no longer just used for controlling the AC and the radio.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of control
Verb
  • The issue of whether and how the FCC should regulate internet providers’ carriage of different sites, services, and apps did not come up in the 2024 campaign, but Republicans have consistently opposed net-neutrality regulations.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • These naturally occurring hormones play crucial roles in regulating insulin, appetite and metabolism.
    Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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