preside
/prɪˈzaɪd/
verb
- To be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, or other formal event, often as the leader or chairperson.
- The mayor presided at the opening ceremony of the new library.
- The vice president will preside over the board meeting in the CEO's absence.
- A judge presides over the courtroom to ensure the trial is fair.
- To have authority or control over a situation, group, or area.
- For decades, the family matriarch presided over the household with wisdom and kindness.
- The manager presides over a team of twenty software developers.
- The committee chair presides over all discussions about the new policy.
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