Both Uses
preside
in
Lonesome Dove
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- Clara made breakfast as silently as she had presided over supper.†
Chpt 101-102 *presided = chaired; or headed; or was in charge
- I don't attend hangings, although I've presided over some, of the homegrown sort.†
Chpt 101-102
Definitions:
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(1)
(preside) to lead or be in charge of a meeting, event, or group -- especially in an official or formal role
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)