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Chair
see synonyms of chairNoun
1. chair
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
Example Sentences:'he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down'
2. chair, professorship
the position of professor
Example Sentences:'he was awarded an endowed chair in economics'
3. chair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, president
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Example Sentences:'address your remarks to the chairperson'
4. chair, death chair, electric chair, hot seat
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
Example Sentences:'the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair'
5. chair
a particular seat in an orchestra
Example Sentences:'he is second chair violin'
Verb
6. chair, chairman
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
Example Sentences:'She chaired the department for many years'
preside over
Example Sentences:'John moderated the discussion'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Chair
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