preside

present singular third person presides · participle present presiding · participle past presided · past presided · alternative archaic præside

1. intransitiveTo act as president or chairperson.
2. intransitiveTo exercise authority or control.

   When all this was sailed through, there still remained the toolroom—a most efficient department presided over by a quiet man who was an expert on astronomy as well as jigs, tools and fixtures.

   1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283

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   The firſt day of November was dedicated to the angel preſiding over fruits, ſeeds, &c. and was therefore named la mas ubhal, that is, the day of the apple fruit, and being pronounced lamasool, the English have corrupted the name to lambswool, a name they give to a compoſition made on this eve of roaſted apples, ſugar, and ale.

   1786, “Of Allhallow Eve, Named by the Irish Oidhche Shamhna”, in Charles Vallancey, editor, Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, volume III, Dublin: Luke White, pages 444-445

   Synonyms: oversit, moderate

3. intransitiveentertainmentTo be a featured solo performer.

   I’ll preside at the organ.