A democratically elected leader, the Abba Gada, presided over the system for an eight-year term.

The Wampanoag were organized into a confederation, where a head sachem, or political leader, presided over a number of other sachems.

More often than not, corrupt leaders preside over misery with serene indifference.

By those definitions, the legislative leaders and the governor have for far too long presided over a political process that is irretrievably corrupt.

The trouble is that both leaders preside over divided coalitions and are expert at verbal evasions.

She also agreed that they were innovative and that their leaders presided over a political system capable of mobilizing labor for public works.

Nonetheless, the Soviet leader now presides over a country that is enjoying a cultural and political relaxation that cannot be found in China.

But in January 1996, the Palestinian leader presided over one of the freest elections ever held among Arabs.

Traditional leaders, usually referred to as chiefs in English, often preside over particular ethnic groups or villages; nevertheless, many of these wield very little power today.

Republican legislative leaders will preside over both houses with the same majorities that they had in recent years.