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PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, "He presided at the piccolo."

Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.170, 谷月社
PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, He presided at the piccolo.