chair

/tʃˈɛr/

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Noun
a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
Noun
the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
Noun
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"
Noun
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
Noun
a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"
Verb
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
Verb
preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
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