The phrase "actually presided" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who has officially led or overseen a meeting, event, or gathering, often to clarify or emphasize their role.
Example: "During the conference, she actually presided over the panel discussion, guiding the conversation and ensuring all voices were heard."
Alternatives: "truly led" or "officially chaired".
Obama has actually presided over two drone policies — one during his first term, the other since 2013.
The Geneva conference on the Middle East began Dec. 21, formally under the aegis of the UN but actually presided over by Andrei Gromyko, of the Soviet Union, and his American counterpart, Henry Kissinger, with representation by all parties to the Yom Kippur War except Syria.
By Richard H. Rovere The New Yorker, December 31 , 1973P. 54 The Geneva conference on the Middle East began Dec. 21, formally under the aegis of the UN but actually presided over by Andrei Gromyko, of the Soviet Union, and his American counterpart, Henry Kissinger, with representation by all parties to the Yom Kippur War except Syria.
Who have actually presided over six years of economic malaise.
Bishop Talbert actually presided over the wedding of Bobby Prince and Joe Openshaw.
Yet Obama has actually presided over serious budget and legislative efforts to cut payroll taxes and replace them with other taxes.
Except when needed to cast a tiebreaking vote, the Vice President rarely actually presides over the Senate.
What the Forestry Commission actually presides over is not rolling arboreal havens of tranquillity, but numberless acres of charmless conifers.
Note that in some countries, such as America, Australia and Canada, the state actually presides over many nations, and you hear of "multi-national societies".
Just confirmed by the Senate in March, Cooper is the judge who will actually preside over Khattala's trial.
In an effort to find a remedy to what many see as an abuse of the system, Rakoff proposes a protocol (to be tested in a pilot program) by which a magistrate judge, who will never actually preside over the merits of the case, would meet separately with both counsel (and perhaps other witnesses and even the defendant) in recorded, yet sealed sessions.
