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preside — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dean noun A senior official at a university or college, often heading a faculty or overseeing student affairs.
  • headmaster noun A man who is the head teacher in charge of running a school.
  • principal adj Most important; main.
  • schoolmaster noun A male teacher, especially one in charge of a school or class.
  • warden noun The chief administrative officer in charge of a prison.

Senses

preside is used for these senses in English:

  • dean A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
  • headmaster (chiefly, UK, Irish) A male headteacher.
  • warden An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.

dean — full definition

  1. noun A senior official at a university or college, often heading a faculty or overseeing student affairs.
  2. noun A senior clergy member in charge of a cathedral chapter, ranking below a bishop.
  3. noun The most senior or longest-serving member of a group.

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