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
  • Advertisement In advance of a potential trial, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the Nationals could challenge the sincerity of Gallo’s religious beliefs.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The court will meet to discuss the case Monday, and has up to 180 days to rule.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of rule
Verb
  • Activities like outdoor burning or operating machinery that could cause sparks are often discouraged during these warnings.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Over the last quarter, Amazon’s cloud division, reported an operating income of $10.4 billion, a remarkable 50% increase year-over-year, significantly outpacing revenue growth of 19%.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of operate
Verb
  • More from this issue The Secret History of Risotto By Anthony Lane The dish is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Since 2021, Scholz’s SPD had governed in an uneasy coalition with the liberal Free Democrats Party (FDP) and the Green Party.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of govern
Verb
  • Costs are rising, and insurers are using more controls such as prior authorizations and doctor networks to manage them.
    Tom Murphy and Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But each of these fears can be acknowledged and managed.
    Cepee Tabibian, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of manage
Verb
  • The kids can run around (supervised) with their peers for water sports, hiking, pizza parties, games, and more while parents enjoy yoga, tennis, swimming, or just take in the scenic views.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Virgin River mayor and chief meddler Hope McRae (Annette O'Toole) is supervising the wedding organization, the town's equivalent of a royal wedding.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervise
Verb
  • Unions typically win representation of workers by filing to hold elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Whoever Johnson hires as the Jets general manager will help oversee their coaching search after the team fired Robert Saleh on Oct. 8 after a 2-3 start.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversee
Verb
  • Time in fiction works in a similar way—except that in books, the writer alone controls the organizational system, measuring out time through sentences, paragraphs, and chapters, and moving it in service to the plot.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Somewhere along the way, our iPhones and Android devices became our command centers, capable of summoning rides, controlling our homes, and delivering a world of goods to our doorsteps.
    Dean DeBiase, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of control
Verb
  • Similarly, Justice Elena Kagan questioned the practicality of assessing the environmental effects that an agency cannot regulate.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This hormone is produced by the pineal gland in the brain and regulates sleep and wakefulness and tends to increase in the winter due to the lack of sunlight.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulate
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