Defenition of the word chair
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Defenition of the word chair
- An item of furniture comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, on which or in which one people can sit.
- The presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body.
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
- an instrument of death by electrocution that resembles a chair
- preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
- of meetings
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- the position of professor
- the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"
- a particular seat in an orchestra
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
- preside over
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
Synonyms for the word chair
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- chairman
- chairperson
- chairwoman
- control the discussion
- death chair
- electric chair
- hot seat
- lead
- manage
- moderate
- oversee
- preside
- preside over
- president
- professorship
- take the chair
Similar words in the chair
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- chair
- chair's
- chaired
- chairing
- chairlift
- chairlift's
- chairlifts
- chairman
- chairman's
- chairmanship
- chairmanship's
- chairmen
- chairperson
- chairpersons
- chairwoman
- chairwoman's
- chairwomen
Meronymys for the word chair
Hyponyms for the word chair
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- armchair
- barber chair
- chair of state
- chaise
- chaise longue
- daybed
- Eames chair
- feeding chair
- fighting chair
- folding chair
- garden chair
- highchair
- Kalon Tripa
- ladder-back
- ladder-back chair
- lawn chair
- rocker
- rocking chair
- side chair
- straight chair
- swivel chair
- tablet-armed chair
- throne
- vice chairman
- wheelchair
Hypernyms for the word chair
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- berth
- billet
- discuss
- hash out
- head
- instrument of execution
- lead
- office
- place
- position
- post
- presiding officer
- seat
- situation
- slot
- spot
- talk over
Idioms for the word chair
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- birthing chair
- deck chair
- electric chair
- easy chair
- first chair
- give someone the chair
- high chair
- musical chairs
- rocking chair
- tub chair
- wing chair
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