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| 1. | [ noun ] a seat for one person, with a support for the back | |
| Examples: | "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" |
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| Related terms: | seat armchair swivel_chair folding_chair wheelchair chaise_longue throne tablet-armed_chair ladder-back lawn_chair fighting_chair rocking_chair eames_chair straight_chair highchair barber_chair leg back | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (work) the position of professor | |
| Synonyms: | professorship | |
| Examples: | "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" |
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| Related terms: | position | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | |
| Synonyms: | chairman president chairperson chairwoman | |
| Examples: | "address your remarks to the chairperson" |
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| Related terms: | presiding_officer vice_chairman kalon_tripa preside | |
| 4. | [ verb ] preside over | |
| Synonyms: | moderate lead | |
| Examples: | "John moderated the discussion" |
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| Related terms: | discuss lead | |
| 5. | [ verb ] act as president | |
| Synonyms: | preside | |
| Examples: | "preside over companies and corporations" |
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| Related terms: | control president president President_of_the_United_States President_of_the_United_States meet | |
| 6. | [ verb ] act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | |
| Synonyms: | chairman | |
| Examples: | "She chaired the department for many years" |
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| Related terms: | head president | |
| 7. | [ noun ] an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair | |
| Synonyms: | electric_chair hot_seat death_chair | |
| Examples: | "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" |
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| Related terms: | instrument_of_execution | |
| Similar spelling: |
choir chirr char Chiwere Cher chari chary cheer Chere Cheri Chara churr Chery chore Cheree cherry cheery chorea Cherri Cherie Cherrie cheerio chewer |
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