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   Preside (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. présider. See Sit.]
   1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, “to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.”
   
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   2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
   
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   Some o'er the public magazines preside. Dryden.
   
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