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