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Definition of: preside
(pri·zīd′) v.i. ·sid·ed, ·sid·ing
1. To sit in authority, as over a meeting; be in charge of an assembly, government, etc.; act as chairman or president.
2. To exercise direction or control. [<F présider <L praesidere sit in front of, protect, guard <prae- before + sedere sit]
—pre·sid′er noun
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