Antonyms for preside
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pri-zahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈzaɪd |
Definition of preside
Origin :- 1610s, from French présider "preside over, govern" (15c.), from Latin praesidere "stand guard; superintend," literally "sit in front of," from prae "before" (see pre-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
- verb be in authority
- No, sir, you won the game for us, and you've got to preside at the dinner!
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- Later he was to become a Spiritualist and preside at table-tipping seances.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And it's yourself as Deputy-Governor will preside over that same court-martial.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- The Sanitary Commission I preside over is not in favour with the populace.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- No one in particular, and I'm willing you should preside if you want to, Martin.
- Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
- The concert was advertised, Lee and Thirlwall to preside at the piano.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 » by Various
- It is exactly the opposite to the American position; in which the President does not preside at all.
- Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton
- Because I have seen you preside over the Correctional Court.
- Extract from : « Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe » by Eugne Brieux
- He had believed her to be planning to preside in the Mountain Avenue mansion.
- Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
- I should prefer the Bishop of London, over the meeting to preside.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
Synonyms for preside
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