Definition of Chair in English :

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Chair meaning in English

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Chair

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Noun

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'

7. chair, lead, moderate

preside over

Example Sentences:
'John moderated the discussion'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Chair

see synonyms of chair
noun
1. 
a seat with a back on which one person sits, typically having four legs and often having arms
2. 
an official position of authority
a chair on the board of directors
3. 
the person chairing a debate or meeting
the speaker addressed the chair
4. 
a professorship
the chair of German
5. railways
an iron or steel cradle bolted to a sleeper in which the rail sits and is locked in position
6.  short for sedan chair
7.  in the chair
8.  take the chair
9.  the chair
verb (transitive)
10. 
to preside over (a meeting)
11. British
to carry aloft in a sitting position after a triumph or great achievement
12. 
to provide with a chair of office
13. 
to install in a chair

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Chair

see synonyms of chair
noun
1. 
a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, having a back and, usually, four legs
2. 
a seat of authority or dignity
3. 
the position of a player in an instrumental section of a symphony orchestra
4. 
an important or official position, as a professorship or chairmanship
5. 
a person who presides over a meeting; chairman
address your remarks to the chair
6. 
sedan chair
7.  US
electric chair
verb transitive
8. 
to place in a chair; seat
9. 
to place in authority
10. 
to preside over as chairman
11.  British
to carry (a person) aloft in public triumph on, or as though on, a chair

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Chair

see synonyms of chair
n.
1. A piece of furniture designed to accommodate one sitting or reclining person, providing support for the back and often the arms and typically standing on four legs.
2. A seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as that of a bishop.
3.
a. An office or position of authority, such as a professorship.
b. A person who holds an office or a position of authority, such as one who presides over a meeting or administers a department of instruction at a college; a chairperson.
4. The position of a player in an orchestra.
5. Slang The electric chair.
6. A seat carried about on poles; a sedan chair.
7. Any of several devices that serve to support or secure, such as a metal block that supports and holds railroad track in position.
tr.v. chaired, chair·ing, chairs
1. To preside over as chairperson: chair a meeting.
2. To install (someone) in a position of authority, especially as a presiding officer.
3. To carry (someone) high off the ground in a chair or in a seated position, especially as a tribute.

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