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All preside synonyms

pre·side
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verb preside

  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • do the honors — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
  • direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
  • hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • get there — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
  • go to town — a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
  • emcee — A master of ceremonies.
  • call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
  • chaired — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
  • do one's thing — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
  • chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
  • go in for — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
  • moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
  • officiate — to perform the office of a member of the clergy, as at a divine service.
  • chair — A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs.
  • make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • govern — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
  • captaining — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
  • concerting — a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
  • act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
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