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preside
(redirected from presided at)

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pre·side  (pr-zd)
intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides
1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president.
2. To possess or exercise authority or control.
3. Music To be the featured instrumental performer: presided at the keyboard.

[French présider, from Old French, from Latin praesidre : prae-, pre- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

pre·sider n.

preside
Verb
[-siding, -sided]
1. to chair a meeting
2. to exercise authority: he presided over the burning of the books [Latin praesidere to superintend]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.preside - act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"
control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

preside
verb officiate, chair, moderate, be chairperson
preside over something or someone run, lead, head, control, manage, direct, conduct, govern, administer, supervise, be at the head of, be in authority
Translations
preside [prɪˈzaɪd] vipresidir

preside [prɪˈzaɪd] viprésider

preside [prɪˈzaɪd] vi to preside over (meeting etc) → vorsitzen +dat, den Vorsitz haben bei

preside [prɪˈzaɪd] vipresiedere

preside
v preside [priˈzaid]
to be the chairman of a meeting etc The prime minister presided at/over the meeting. voorsitter wees يَرأس، يَتَرأس председателствам předsedat præsidere over; lede den Vorsitz haben προεδρεύω presidir (koosolekut) juhatama ریاست جلسه یا چیز دیگری را عهده دار شدن toimia puheenjohtajana présider לְנָהֵל संचालन करना predsjedati,sjediti na čelu elnököl memimpin stjórna; vera í forsæti presiedere 司会する 의장을 맡아보다, 사회를 보다 pirmininkauti vadīt (sapulci), būt par priekšsēdētāju menjadi pengerusi voorzitten være ordstyrer, lede przewodniczyć presidir a prezida председательствовать predsedať predsedovati predsedavati presidera, leda เป็นประธานการประชุม başkanlık etmek 主持 головувати صدارت کرنا chủ toạ
n presidency [ˈprezidənsi]
1 the rank or office of a president His ambition is the presidency. presidentskap مَنْصِب رَئيس президенство předsednictví præsidentembede die Präsidentschaft προεδρία presidencia presidendiamet ریاست جمهوری presidentinvirka présidence נְשִׂיאוּת अध्यक्षता predsjedništvo elnöki tisztség kepresidenan forsetaembætti presidenza 大統領の職 대통령[] 직[] prezidentystė, pirmininko pareigos prezidentūra, prezidenta amats jawatan Presiden voorzitterschap, presidentschap presidentembete; direktørstilling prezydentura presidência preşedinţie место президента predsedníctvo predsedništvo mandat predsednika presidentskap, -post, -ämbete ตำแหน่งประธานาธิบดี başkanlık 總統、校長、會長等的職位 президентство عہدۂ صدارت chức chủ tịch; tổng thống
2 the period of time for which somebody is president during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. ampstyd مُدَّة رِئاسَه мандат на председателство prezidentství præsidenttid Eisenhower.die Amtszeit eines Präsidenten/einer Präsidentin προεδρική θητεία presidencia presidendiaeg دوران ریاست جمهوری presidenttikausi présidence תְקוָּפת נְשִׂיאוּת राष्ट्रपतित्व predsjedanje,predsjednički mandat elnökség masa jabatan presiden forsetatíð presidenza 大統領の任期 대통령[]의 임기 prezidentavimas, pirmininkavimas prezidentūra; prezidentūras laiks memegang jawatan presiden presidentschap presidentperiode kadencja presidência preşedinţie президентство prezidentstvo predsedovanje mandat predsednika presidentperiod ระยะเวลาการดำรงตำแหน่งประธานาธิบดี başkanlık dönemi 總統、校長、會長等的任期 термін перебування на посаді президента زمانۂ صدارت nhiệm kỳ
n president [ˈprezidənt]
1 the leading member of a club, association etc She was elected president of the Music Society. hoof رَئيس президент předseda, -kyně præsident der/die Präsident(in) πρόεδρος presidente esimees رئیس puheenjohtaja président/-ente נָשִׂיא अध्यक्ष rektor,dekan elnök ketua forseti presidente, presidentessa 会長 의장, 회장 prezidentas, pirmininkas prezidents; priekšsēdētājs presiden voorzitter leder, formann/-kvinne, president prezes presidente pre­şe­dinte председатель, президент; глава predseda, -kyňa predsednik predsednik ordförande ประธาน başkan, müdür, rektör 會長,校長,社長 голова صدر جماعت chủ tịch
2 the leader of a republic the President of the United States. president رَئيس الدولَه президент prezident, -ka præsident der/die Präsident(in) πρόεδρος της δημοκρατίας presidente, presidenta president رئیس جمهور presidentti président/-ente נָשִׂיא राष्ट्रपति predsjednik elnök presiden forseti presidente, presidentessa 大統領 대통령 prezidentas prezidents Presiden president president prezydent presidente preşedinte президент prezident, -ka predsednik predsednik president ประธานาธิบดี cumhurbaşkanı 總統 президент صدر جمہوريہ tổng thống
adj presidential [preziˈdenʃəl]
a presidential election. presidensieel رِئاسي، مُخْتَص بالرِّئاسَه президентски prezidentský præsident- Präsidentschafts-... προεδρικός presidencial presidendi- وابسته به رئیس جمهور presidentin présidentiel נְשִיאוּת अध्यक्षीय predsjednički elnöki presiden forseta- presidenziale 大統領の 대통령의 prezidento prezidenta- presiden presidents{#169} president-, leder- prezydencki presidencial prezidenţial президентский prezidentský predsedniški predsednički president- เกี่ยวกับประธานาธิบดี cumhurbaşkanlığına ait 總統的 президентський صدارتي thuộc tổng thống


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