Get to know Preside better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like control or command.
Preside in a sentence
Related words
Preside meaning
- To act as president or chairperson.
- To exercise authority or control.
- To be a featured solo performer.
Using Preside
- The main meaning on this page is: To act as president or chairperson. | To exercise authority or control. | To be a featured solo performer.
- Useful related words include: control, command.
- In the example corpus, preside often appears in combinations such as: preside over, to preside, will preside.
Context around Preside
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preside
- In this selection, "preside" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include burr to preside over the and chose to preside over night. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preside" sits close to words such as acosta, afar and anterior, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preside
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Today, he would preside over Molina’s farewell. (8 words)
One time he chose to preside over Night Court. (9 words)
She will preside over its final death in 2024. (9 words)
He is due to preside at an Easter vigil Mass on Saturday night in St. Peter’s Basilica and on Easter Sunday he is due to deliver his twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message in St. Peter’s Square. (47 words)
As Politico writes, if the EU countries do not have time to agree on a new candidate for this post, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban can act as head of the European Council, since the country will preside over the EU Council during this period. (45 words)
With that, Nelson, acting as defacto chair, called for the vote supporting Burr and announced its 3-2 verdict accordingly, handing the baton to Burr to preside over the meeting, beginning with the completion of new role assignments. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bishop Paul Hendricks will preside over the Requiem Mass the next day at 12 noon, October 17, followed by an internment at Minster Cemetery, Minster, Ramsgate.
District panchayat president Ullas Thomas will preside over the function.
He is due to preside at an Easter vigil Mass on Saturday night in St. Peter’s Basilica and on Easter Sunday he is due to deliver his twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message in St. Peter’s Square.
He will also preside over an interreligious event and inaugurate a new charitable center.
In the absence of Mrs. Kishori Udeshi, our Non- Executive Chairperson and Independent Director due to personal reasons, I, Madhavan Menon, with the concurrence of the Board members will preside over and conduct today's meeting.
Lloyd D. Newell, who has been the voice and writer for the program since 1990, announced before Sunday’s show that he will be departing to preside over a mission with his wife, Karmel.
Mayor Reynolds will preside over the event, which will include a smoking ceremony, didgeridoo playing, a special performance by the Waagan Galga Dance Group and music from the Muswellbrook Shire Concert Band prior to the ceremony.
Mr Climson, who has worked with the business for nearly 30 years, will preside over a new board of directors which includes Rosslyn Anderson, who is part of the McTaggart family.
One time he chose to preside over Night Court.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to preside over the consecration ceremony which would be attended by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat.
She will preside over its final death in 2024.
The key players are not organized political parties but rather gangs of oligarchs who preside over various informal nodes of power.
Though they afforded him the drama of pretence by allowing him to preside over civilian functions such as attending a graduation ceremony as a chancellor of the Zimbabwe Open University, the nocturnal characters had already taken charge.
Today, he would preside over Molina’s farewell.
With that, Nelson, acting as defacto chair, called for the vote supporting Burr and announced its 3-2 verdict accordingly, handing the baton to Burr to preside over the meeting, beginning with the completion of new role assignments.
An Idaho judge on Thursday criticized murder suspect Byran Kohberger’s defense team for a questionnaire they sent to approximately 400 local residents — and possible jurors — who could preside over the case.
As Politico writes, if the EU countries do not have time to agree on a new candidate for this post, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban can act as head of the European Council, since the country will preside over the EU Council during this period.
I have told you before that I didn’t come as a governor to preside over burial ceremonies.
Ironically, as president of the Senate, Harris will preside over the joint session of Congress to oversee Trump's certification.
It’s her job to preside over this case and let the appellate process play out.
Common combinations with preside
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- preside over 136×
- to preside 72×
- will preside 45×
- preside at 11×
- would preside 6×
- and preside 6×
- who preside 4×
- cannot preside 4×
- may preside 4×
- could preside 3×