preside
Example Sentences
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It presides over a state, not an armed movement.
From BBC
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who presides over a center-left coalition government, responded on X: “Mr. Ambassador Rose, allies should respect, not lecture, each other. At least this is how we, here in Poland, understand partnership.”
A former presiding judge of the county’s Superior Court, Daniel Buckley, was also brought on to vet DTLA’s cases following the allegations of fraud.
From Los Angeles Times
Kate presided over a mahogany séance table, dressed simply in a black silk gown with a gold cross around her neck almost like a kind of Spiritualist nun.
From Literature
Each August, tradition holds that a goat was captured from the mountains and crowned "King Puck," presiding over three days of festivities.
From Science Daily
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