Synonyms for preside
prɪˈzaɪdpre·side

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1. preside

   Synonyms:
   manage, superintend, direct, control, govern

Princeton's WordNet

1. presideverb

   act as president

   "preside over companies and corporations"

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1. • Control

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1. presideverb

   Synonyms:
   command, rule, be at the head, act as chief, have the control, hold the reins, act as president

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1. List of paraphrases for "preside":

   chair, chairing, presidency

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1. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards:

   The admitted and repeated use of racial slurs by a judge who has taken an oath to administer justice fairly and impartially is wrong, period. There is never any circumstance or context in which such derogatory and degrading language is okay, sadly, inequities still exist in society and in our judicial system. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has compromised District Judge Jessie LeBlanc ability to preside as a judge, and District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has damaged the judiciary. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc should resign. The people of the 23rd Judicial District and our state deserve better.

2. New York:

   The unanimity with which I have been chosen to preside for this brief period is evidence of itself that your choice carries with it no political significance.

3. George Washington:

   If I could have entertained the slightest apprehension that the Constitution framed by the Convention, where I had the honor to preside, might possibly endanger the religious rights of any ecclesiastical Society, certainly I would never have placed my signature to it.

4. Patrick Leahy:

   I consider holding the office of the president pro tempore and the responsibilities that come with it to be one of the highest honors and most serious responsibilities of my career, when I preside over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, I will not waver from my constitutional and sworn obligations to administer the trial with fairness, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.

5. Brett Schaefer:

   Having President Trump preside over the high-level event alerts every nation that U.N. reform is a top U.S. priority, inaction on reform could result in funding reductions or withholding to leverage reform or support for American priorities.