chair

noun

  1. 1

    the position of professor

    he was awarded an endowed chair in economics

  2. 2

    a seat for one person, with a support for the back

    he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down

  3. 3

    a particular seat in an orchestra

    he is second chair violin

  4. 4

    an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

    the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair

  5. 5

    the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

    address your remarks to the chairperson

verb

  1. 1

    preside over

    John moderated the discussion

  2. 2

    act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

    She chaired the department for many years

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