All 3 Uses of
preside
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- Albert had himself presided at the arrangement, or, rather, the symmetrical derangement, which, after coffee, the guests at a breakfast of modern days love to contemplate through the vapor that escapes from their mouths, and ascends in long and fanciful wreaths to the ceiling.†
Chpt 39-40
- Danglars was engaged at that moment, presiding over a railroad committee.†
Chpt 45-46 *
- I, who have a seraglio at Cairo, one at Smyrna, and one at Constantinople, preside at a wedding?†
Chpt 95-96
Definition:
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(preside) to be in charge; or to head; or to be the chairperson -- especially of a formal meeting or ceremony