preside
Example Sentences
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He is now presiding over a poll due to start Sunday, promising it will return peace and democracy despite scepticism at home and abroad.
From Barron's
Alongside Stokes, McCullum revitalised England's Test cricket, presiding over 10 wins from his first 11 games in charge.
From BBC
The Constitutional Convention was symbolically presided over by the retired Gen. George Washington, who sat throughout in a chair with a gilded half sun at its top.
The first pope from the Americas had sought to refocus the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice but presided over growing divisions.
That honor goes to Tim Cook, who, when he became CEO, presided over a company with a mere $350 billion in market capitalization.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
