According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PRESIDING
Verb
presiding
present participle of preside
Adjective
presiding (not comparable)
Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over.
Anagrams
• spidering
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sid"ing,
Definition: a. & n. from Preside. Presiding elder. See under 2d Elder.
PRESIDE
Pre*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.] Etym: [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. présider. See Sit.]
1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over. Some o'er the public magazines preside. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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