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Preside
Pronunciation : Pre*side"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. pr?sider. See Sit.]
Definition : 1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over. Some o'er the public magazines preside. Dryden.
i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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