presided
Ran the meeting
Presided is the past tense of preside, meaning to hold a position of authority over a meeting, ceremony, or formal gathering.
A judge presides over a courtroom, a chairperson presides over a committee.
She presided over the annual shareholders' meeting.
To preside over an era or transformation is to be in charge during it: He presided over the company's rapid expansion.
Single-person sitting furniture
- overseeManage and direct
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- facilitateMake something easier
- guideLeader or instruction book
conduct · manage · coordinate · direct · steer · supervise · orchestrate · mediate
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- assemblyConstructing from components
committee · board · session · summit · convention · legislature · chamber · caucus
One who decides
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
verdict · ruling · court · bench · adjudicate · deliberation · testimony · proceeding
Ceremonial set of actions
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
coronation · matrimony · wedding · funeral · eulogy · dedication · benediction · liturgy
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
- overseeManage and direct
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- facilitateMake something easier
guide · conduct · manage · coordinate · direct · steer · supervise · orchestrate · mediate · helm
parliament
National legislative assembly
assembly · committee · board · session · summit · convention · legislature · chamber · caucus · quorum
judge
One who decides
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
hearing · verdict · ruling · court · bench · adjudicate · deliberation · testimony · proceeding · trial
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
ordination · coronation · matrimony · wedding · funeral · eulogy · dedication · benediction · liturgy · sacrament
presidedattended
Was at an event
followed · participated · observed · obeyed · submitted
presidedwatched
Saw with attention
spectated · witnessed · stood aside · took a back seat · observed
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- dead presidentSlang for paper money
- Mr. PresidentNational leader's formal address
- presiding officerOne who leads meetings
- class presidentElected pupil representative
- senate presidentHead of upper legislature
president, preside, presidency, presidents, presiding, presides, presider, presidencies, vice-president