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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.

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

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pre·sider n.

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preside [prɪˈzaɪd]

vb (intr)

1. to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting

2. to exercise authority; control

3. (Music, other) to occupy a position as an instrumentalist he presided at the organ

[via French from Latin praesidēre to superintend, from prae before + sedēre to sit]

presider  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

preside - act as president; "preside over companies and corporations" control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

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preside

verb officiate, chair, moderate, be chairperson He presided at the closing ceremony.

preside over something or someone run, lead, head, control, manage, direct, conduct, govern, administer, supervise, be at the head of, be in authority The question of who should preside over the next full commission was being debated.

Translations

preside [prɪˈzaɪd] VI → presidir
to preside at or over a meeting/ceremony → presidir una reunión/ceremonia
he presided over the reunification of Germany → condujo la reunificación alemana
a statue of him presides over the main square of the town → una estatua suya preside la plaza mayor de la ciudad
the presiding judge → el juez/la jueza presidente de sala

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preside [prɪˈzaɪd] vi → présider
to preside over sth [+ meeting, event, conference] → présider à qch
to preside over the destiny of → présider à la destinée de

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preside

vi (at meeting etc) → den Vorsitz haben or führen (at bei); (at meal) → den Vorsitz haben (at bei); to preside over an organization etc → eine Organisation etc leiten

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preside [prɪˈzaɪd] vi to preside (at or over) → presiedere (a)

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preside [prɪˈzaɪd] vi to preside (at or over) → presiedere (a)

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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 사회를 하다 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 主持

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 장의 직, 지위 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 总统、校长、会长等的职位

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 장의 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 总统、校长、会长等的任期

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 장 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 会长，校长，社长

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 总统

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 总统的