单词 | preside |
释义 | preside (once / 427 pages) v When you preside over something, you're acting as the leader or president. The captain of a club presides over the meetings. Whether your title is President or not, when you preside, you're acting as a president or another kind of leader. A judge presides over a courtroom. The owner of a business presides over staff meetings. If you work in an office, your boss presides over the office. Presiding can mean ruling or just supervising something. If you preside over something, you're in charge of it. WORD FAMILYpreside: presided, presides, presiding USAGE EXAMPLESFamily Court Judge David Guyton, himself the parent of an adopted child, was presiding. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Although the Obama administration is often criticized by the fossil fuel industry, it presided over a boom that saw domestic oil and gas production soar. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) But there is now an Orthodox church alongside him, partly financed by the man who once presided over an atheist state. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) v act as president preside over companies and corporations Hyper command, control exercise authoritative control or power over |
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