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| pre·side [ pri zd ] (past and past participle pre·sid·ed, present participle pre·sid·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·sides) |
intransitive verb |
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1. be officially in charge: to be the chairperson or hold a similar position of authority at a formal gathering of people
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2. have control: to be the most powerful person or the one everyone else obeys, usually in a specific place or situation
  the question of who will preside over the business once their mother retires
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3. perform as instrumentalist: to be the featured instrumentalist in a musical performance
preside at the organ
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Latin praesidere "sit in front of" < sedere "sit"] |
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| pre·sid·er noun |
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