preside
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- præside (archaic)
[edit] Etymology
From Old French presider, from Latin praesidere (“to preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedere (“to sit”).
[edit] Verb
preside (third-person singular simple present presides, present participle presiding, simple past and past participle presided)
- (intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.
- (intransitive) To exercise authority or control, oversit.
- (intransitive, music) To be a featured solo performer.
[edit] Translations
to act as a president or chairperson
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
preside m. and f. (plural presidi)
- (education) headmaster m., headmistress f., headteacher
- (education) dean
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
preside (infinitive presidir)
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