Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The meeting was ______ over by the principal.

headedCorrect answerYour answerpresidedCorrect answerYour answerchairedCorrect answerYour answerledCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

A meeting is presided over by the person in charge. "Presided over" is the phrase.

Worth noting

Chaired is close in meaning, but it takes no "over": the principal chaired the meeting.

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.The meeting was ______ over by the principal.