preside
/prɪˈzaɪd/verb
no obj.
1
- be in the position of authority in a meeting or gathering主持：
the prime minister will preside at an emergency cabinet meeting
首相将主持一次内阁紧急会议
as adj. presiding the sentence imposed by the presiding judge.审判长作出的判决。
1.1
preside over
be in charge of (a place or situation)主管某地, 掌管（局势）：the Home Secretary has presided over the worst crime figures the country has known.
内政大臣任职期间面临的犯罪率是该国有史以来最高的。
2
preside at
play (a musical instrument, especially a keyboard instrument) at a public gathering（尤指键盘乐器）领奏; 主奏。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French présider, from Latin praesidere, from prae 'before'+sedere 'sit'.