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Preside vs Dominate - What's the difference?

preside | dominate |

As verbs the difference between preside and dominate

is that preside is while dominate is to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.

preside

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

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

    English

    Verb

    (dominat)
  • To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
  • To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
  • To enjoy a commanding position in some field
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Michael Da Silva , title=Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Individual mistakes proved costly for Wigan who, particularly after the half-time introduction of Hugo Rodallega, dominated for long periods.}}
  • To overlook from a height
  • Anagrams

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