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Meaning of 'chair' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chair [ n.]
- A movable single seat with a back.
- An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.
- The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.
- A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.
- An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
2 . Chair [ v. t.]
- To place in a chair.
- To carry publicly in a chair in triumph.

Meaning of 'chair' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chair [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Example in sentence:
  • address your remarks to the chairperson
Meaning (2):
- a particular seat in an orchestra
Example in sentence:
  • he is second chair violin
Meaning (3):
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
Example in sentence:
  • he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
Meaning (4):
- the position of professor
Example in sentence:
  • he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
Meaning (5):
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
Example in sentence:
  • the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
6 . chair [ v]
Meaning (6):
- preside over
Example in sentence:
  • John moderated the discussion
Meaning (7):
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
Example in sentence:
  • She chaired the department for many years

Nearby Words:

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