(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson. / (intransitive) To exercise authority or control, oversit. / (intransitive, music) To be a featured solo performer.

The head of state of a republic. / In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.

(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

To act as president; to do presidential duties.

plural of president

The office or role of president. / The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.

plural of presidency

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preside

simple past tense and past participle of preside

An honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1).