preside


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
preside/prɪˈzʌɪd/
verb be in a position of authority in a meeting, court, etc.

■ (preside over) be in charge of (a situation).

– origin C17: from Fr. présider, from L. praesidere, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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