About The Word Preside
Learn about the word Preside to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Preside definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Preside
| Preside Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Preside?
[v] act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Preside: Related Terms | Find terms related to Preside: Preside In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Presided}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Presiding}.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to
sit: cf. F. pr['e]sider. See {Sit}.]
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Trustee-beneficiary relation ‐ the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests…
- Disjointedness ‐ lacking order or…
- Hard-to-please(a) ‐ of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was…
- Radioactive waste ‐ useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory…
- Inclementness ‐ weather unsuitable for outdoor…
- Atmospheric pressure ‐ the pressure exerted by the…
- Patriarchal ‐ characteristic of a…
- Brickwork ‐ masonry done with bricks…
- Sedateness ‐ a trait of dignified…
- Kalian ‐ a pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where…