Preside
verb (used without object), presided, presiding.
1.
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
2.
to exercise management or control (usually followed by over):
The lawyer presided over the estate.
verb (intransitive)
1.
to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting
2.
to exercise authority; control
3.
to occupy a position as an instrumentalist: he presided at the organ
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