pre|side

pre|side
pre|side «prih ZYD», intransitive verb, -sid|ed, -sid|ing.
1. to hold the place of authority; have charge of a meeting: »

Our principal will preside at our election of school officers.

2. to have authority; have control: »

The manager presides over the business of this store.

3. to serve as hostess; receive and entertain guests: »

Zachary Taylor's wife refused to attend social affairs. Her daughter, Betty Bliss, presided for her (Helen E. Marshall).

[< Middle French présider, learned borrowing from praesidēre preside over, guard < prae- before, ahead + sedēre to sit]
pre|sid´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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