[V] ~ (at / over sth) to lead or be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, etc:
the presiding officer / judge * They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting. * (figurative) The party presided over one of the worst economic declines in the country's history (= it was in power when the decline happened).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, preside is tagged as verb.
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