All 6 Uses of
preside
in
The Stranger
- That--and the fact that I was unfamiliar with court procedure--may explain why I didn't follow very well the opening phases: the drawing of lots for the jury, the various questions put by the presiding judge to the Prosecutor, the foreman of the jury, and my counsel (each time he spoke all the jurymen's heads swung round together toward the bench), the hurried reading of the charge sheet, in the course of which I recognized some familiar names of people and places; then someā¦†
Chpt 2.3
- On a sign from the presiding judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of plaited straw, which the three judges promptly put in action.†
Chpt 2.3
- Anyhow, after some palavering among the bench, the Prosecutor, and my counsel, the presiding judge announced that the court would now rise; there was an adjournment till the afternoon, when evidence would be taken.†
Chpt 2.3
- At a sign from the presiding judge, one of the court officers led her away,
Chpt 2.3 *presiding = in charge (with highest authority)
- The presiding judge gave a short cough, and asked me in a very low tone if I had anything to say.†
Chpt 2.4
- In fact, I had no time to look, as the presiding judge had already started pronouncing a rigmarole to the effect that "in the name of the French people" I was to be decapitated in some public place.†
Chpt 2.4
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