Administer
Administer verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: the lieutenant governor administers the affairs of the state in the absence of the governor
Preside over is a synonym for administer in manage topic. In some cases you can use "Preside over" instead a verb "Administer".
Preside over
Preside over verb - To exercise authority or power over.
Usage example: from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations
Administer is a synonym for preside over in project topic. You can use "Administer" instead a verb "Preside over", if it concerns topics such as manage, rule, be in charge of.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- handle and administer
- handle and preside over
- keep and administer
- keep and preside over
- conduct and administer
- conduct and preside over
- control and administer
- control and preside over
- run and administer
- run and preside over
- manage and administer
- manage and preside over
- direct and administer
- direct and preside over
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