Definitions

preside

[pri-zahyd] / prɪˈzaɪd /

VERB

be in authority

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer chair govern officiate ordain oversee supervise

STRONG

advise conduct control direct handle head keep lead manage operate run

WEAK

be at the head of be in driver's seat call the signals carry on do the honors head up pull the strings run the show sit on top of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

follow obey

STRONG

abandon give up let go mismanage neglect

WEAK

serve

Example Sentences

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O'Neill was back by January, trying to preside over a chaotic transfer window while picking up the pieces of a badly damaged league campaign.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Warsh is set to preside over the Fed’s next policy meeting on June 16–17.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That’s when Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee, is expected to preside over his first meeting as the new chairman.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Kevin Warsh, a Fed dove, is expected to preside over that meeting as the 17th chair of the central bank.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

All royal authority seems to have ceased on the land, and the governors preside only over their floating town and this sickly island.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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