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chair

/tʃɜr/

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verb
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
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"She chaired the department for many years"

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chairman

type of:
lead head
noun
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
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"address your remarks to the chairperson"

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chairman chairperson chairwoman president

type of:
presiding officer
verb
preside over
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lead moderate

type of:
talk over discuss hash out
noun
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
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"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

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death chair electric chair hot seat

type of:
instrument of execution
noun
the position of professor
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"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

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professorship

type of:
place office billet berth spot situation post position
noun
a particular seat in an orchestra
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"he is second chair violin"

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seat
noun
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
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"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

type of:
seat

Examples of chair

"She chaired the department for many years"
"address your remarks to the chairperson"
"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
"he is second chair violin"
"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"