preside+over

  • 31stand over — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, administer, administrate, be master, boss, captain, chair, command, continue, defer, delay, direct, discipline, drag out, extend, govern, hang fire, hang up, head, hold off, hold over, hold up, keep in order,… …

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  • 32hold sway over — index moderate (preside over), subjugate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33stand over — index discipline (control), moderate (preside over) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34Nazi rule over the Danube River — was brought about by force of arms, through annexation of Austria, invasion of Yugoslavia and of the Soviet Union and treaties with the Kingdom of Romania and Hungary, but a legal cover was provided through moves that resulted in a new… …

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  • 35take over — index accroach, annex (arrogate), appropriate, attach (seize), condemn (seize), confiscate …

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  • 36have authority over — index oversee, preside, prevail (be in force), regulate (manage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 37Presided — Preside Pre*side , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Presided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presiding}.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. pr[ e]sider. See {Sit}.] 1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38Presiding — Preside Pre*side , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Presided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presiding}.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. pr[ e]sider. See {Sit}.] 1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …

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  • 40United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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