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verb the presiding judge首席法官 preside at/over something They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting. 他们问我是否会主持委员会会议。 (figurative) The party presided over one of the worst economic declines in the country's history (= it was in power when the decline happened). 该党执政时期，国家经历了历史上最严重的经济衰退。 Judge Charles Watkins presided over the appeal hearing. The Archbishop presided at a special mass in the city’s cathedral. The presiding judge was Mr Justice Williamson. |