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Wiktionary

  1. presidingadjective

    Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over.

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  1. presiding

    Presiding refers to the act of holding a position of authority and leading or overseeing a meeting, gathering, or event. It involves guiding and directing the proceedings, maintaining order, and ensuring that discussions or activities are conducted in an orderly and efficient manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Presiding

    of Preside

  2. Presiding

    a. & n. from Preside

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of presiding in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of presiding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of presiding in a Sentence

  1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    That was my first time presiding. And it's exciting. It's certainly a view. I wish we could, I wish we were allowed to take photos.

  2. Patrick Leahy:

    I can't tell you how many hundreds of hours my staff and I have gone over the Constitution procedure, because it appears I may well be the one presiding over the trial.

  3. Chief Justice John Roberts:

    The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted.

  4. Judge Alison J. Nathan:

    Needless to say, I am honored, but let me be clear : If I am nominated, I, like every other district judge who's been considered for elevation to the circuit, will continue to do my day job, which means presiding over this trial through completion and handling the literally hundreds of other civil and criminal matters on my docket.

  5. Chief Justice John Roberts:

    In the 1905 Swain trial, a senator objected when one of the managers used the word' pettifogging' and the presiding officer said the word ought not to have been used, i don't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard, but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.

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