Definition
Being in charge of a meeting, ceremony, or organization; leading or governing from a position of authority.
Etymology
From Latin 'praesidere' ('prae-' meaning before + 'sedere' meaning to sit), literally 'to sit before or in front of'; the metaphor of the leader sitting at the head has ancient roots.
Kelly Says
The original Latin literally meant 'to sit before,' and that's exactly why judges, presidents, and chairpeople sit at the front of rooms—it's a 2,000-year-old position that's still baked into our body language and furniture arrangements.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সভাপতি
shobhapati
CACatalà
presidint
preh-see-DEE-nt
CSČeština
předsedající
preh-sheh-DAH-yee-chee
DADansk
formand
fohr-mahnd
DEDeutsch
präsidierend
preh-see-DEE-rehnd
ELΕλληνικά
πρόεδρος
proedros
ESEspañol
presidiendo
preh-see-DEE-ehn-doh
FISuomi
puheenjohtaja
poo-heh-nyoh-tah-yah
FRFrançais
présidant
preh-see-DAHN
HAHA
shugaban
shoo-gah-bahn
HIहिन्दी
अध्यक्षता
adhyakshata
IDBahasa Indonesia
memimpin
meh-mee-PEEN
IGIG
onye isi
oh-nyeh ee-see
ITItaliano
presiedendo
preh-see-eh-DEHN-doh
MSBahasa Melayu
memimpin
meh-mee-PEEN
NLNederlands
voorzitter
fohr-SEE-tehr
NONorsk
formann
fohr-mahn
PLPolski
przewodniczący
zhvohd-nee-CHAH-chee
PTPortuguês
presidindo
preh-see-DEE-ndoh
RORomână
președinte
preh-sheh-DEHN-teh
RUРусский
президируя
preh-zee-DEE-roo-yah
SVSvenska
ordförande
oor-deh-FOH-reh-ndeh
SWKiswahili
mwenyekiti
mweh-nyeh-KEE-tee
TEతెలుగు
అధ్యక్షుడు
adhyakshudu
TLTL
nangungulo
nah-ngoong-oo-loh
TRTürkçe
başkanlık
bahsh-kah-nlee-kee
UKУкраїнська
президуючий
preh-zee-DOO-chee-y
VITiếng Việt
chủ tọa
choo toh-ah
ZUZU
isihlalo
ee-see-HLAH-loh