presiding
Running the meeting
Presiding describes someone who occupies the position of authority or leadership over a proceeding, meeting, or organization.
A presiding judge oversees a court case, a presiding officer conducts a legislative session.
The term emphasizes the formal role of directing and maintaining order: The presiding bishop called the assembly to order.
Single-person sitting furniture
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- forumGathering place for discourse
panel · summit · convention · moderator · facilitator · convener · discussion · agenda
Constructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- sessionScheduled time for activity
speaker · floor · quorum · motion · vote · debate · legislation · caucus
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
coordination · direction · stewardship · leadership · executive · regulation · authority · control
Shared seating surface
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- justiceFair treatment under law
magistrate · tribunal · hearing · adjudication · jurisdiction · litigation · testimony · deliberation
Formal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- commencementAct of starting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
investiture · consecration · enthronement · procession · ritual · vestments · benediction · pageantry
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
forum · panel · summit · convention · moderator · facilitator · convener · discussion · agenda · proceedings
assembly
Constructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
session · speaker · floor · quorum · motion · vote · debate · legislation · caucus · recess
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- governanceHow authority is exercised
administration · coordination · direction · stewardship · leadership · executive · regulation · authority · control · conducting
bench
Shared seating surface
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
justice · magistrate · tribunal · hearing · adjudication · jurisdiction · litigation · testimony · deliberation · ruling
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- commencementAct of starting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
ordination · investiture · consecration · enthronement · procession · ritual · vestments · benediction · pageantry · dedication
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- Senatesenate seat, Senate floor, senior senator, Senate chamber, confirmation hearings
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- taking the reinstaking charge, leading, directing, steering, guiding
- dispute resolutionmediation, mediating, arbitration, negotiating, conciliation
- impeachmentimpeachment, articles of impeachment, impeachment inquiry, high crimes, Senate trial
presidingsubordinate
One lower in rank
subservient · following · serving · obeying · deferring
presidingattending
Being at an event
observing · spectating · watching · sitting in · following
- presiding officerOne who leads meetings
- presiding judgeOfficial overseeing court proceedings
president, preside, presidency, presidents, presidential, presided, presides, presider, vice-president