presided; presiding
1
: to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2
a
: to occupy the place of authority : act as president, chairman, or moderator
b
: to occupy a position similar to that of a president or chairman
3
: to occupy a position of featured instrumental performer
—usually used with at
presided at the organ
presider
noun
Examples of preside in a Sentence
Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding.
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Judge Andy Porter, who presides in Criminal District Court No. 4 in Tarrant County, ordered the dismissal of the indictment that was handed up in June 2022.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
In addition to conducting weekly services and offering sacraments, priests are called on to preside at weddings and funerals and to accompany families at hospitals.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Meta is hoping the presiding judge is still skeptical of the case.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Re had presided at Francis’ funeral, delivering a heartfelt sermon on the reforming 12-year papacy overseen by Francis, history’s first Latin American pope.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
In addition to conducting weekly services and offering sacraments, priests are called on to preside at weddings and funerals and to accompany families at hospitals.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Meta is hoping the presiding judge is still skeptical of the case.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Re had presided at Francis’ funeral, delivering a heartfelt sermon on the reforming 12-year papacy overseen by Francis, history’s first Latin American pope.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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preside
verb
pre·side
pri-ˈzīd 
presided; presiding
1
: to be in the place of authority : act as president, chairperson, or moderator
preside over a meeting
2
: to be in charge
Legal Definition
preside
intransitive verb
pre·side
pri-ˈzīd
presided; presiding
1
: to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2
: to occupy the place of authority : direct or regulate proceedings as chief officer
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