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Preside

//pɹɪˈzaɪd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To act as president or chairperson. intransitive
  2. 2
    act as president wordnet
  3. 3
    To exercise authority or control. intransitive

    "The firſt day of November was dedicated to the angel preſiding over fruits, ſeeds, &c. and was therefore named la mas ubhal, that is, the day of the apple fruit, and being pronounced lamasool, the English have corrupted the name to lambswool, a name they give to a compoſition made on this eve of roaſted apples, ſugar, and ale."

  4. 4
    To be a featured solo performer. intransitive

    "I’ll preside at the organ."

Etymology

From Old French presider, from Latin praesidēre (“preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedere (“to sit”). Displaced Old English foresittan, which might have been a calque of the Latin.

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