Preside over
Preside over verb - To exercise authority or power over.
Serve
Both terms in one sentence
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The ER episode "Motherhood", arguably one of the best of the series, features his trademark foot and trunk shots.e Four Rooms (segment "The Man from Hollywood") — A group of Hollywood power players hire the bellhop to serve as an impartial hatchet-man to preside over an ill-advised dare.
Source: Creator / Quentin Tarantino
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