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Preside President 主持 Acting Meetings Prɪ'Zaɪd Mayor Presided

Front preside
Pron [prɪ'zaɪd]
Back 【PRESIDE】
The mayor presided over the town meeting.
市长主持镇会议。
【重点词汇】
preside v. 主持
preside over: 负责, 主持
Vocab
presideact as president

When you preside over something, you're acting as the leader or president. The captain of a club presides over the meetings.

Whether your title is President or not, when you preside, you're acting as a president or another kind of leader. A judge presides over a courtroom. The owner of a business presides over staff meetings. If you work in an office, your boss presides over the office. Presiding can mean ruling or just supervising something. If you preside over something, you're in charge of it.

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