presided
v.v. to be in charge of a formal meeting, a court case, or an official event. It means you are the leader or the person making the final decisions during that time.
v. to exercise formal authority or control over a meeting, ceremony, or legal proceeding. Often implies a position of neutral leadership or oversight in an official capacity.
The judge presided over the long trial.
The committee chair presided over the annual meeting to ensure all members followed the agenda.
Having presided over the council for more than a decade, the mayor possessed an intimate knowledge of the procedural rules that governed every public debate.
Intransitive; almost always requires the preposition 'over' before the event or group being led.
he presided the meetinghe presided over the meetingPreside is intransitive and requires the preposition 'over' to connect to the object.