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chair

/ chair /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
Type of:
seat
Kinds of:
armchair barber chair chaise longue chaise daybed
verb Sense 2
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
"She chaired the department for many years"
Type of:
head lead
Derived:
president chairman chairwoman chairperson
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
the position of professor
"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
Type of:
position post berth
noun Sense 4
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair
"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
Type of:
instrument of execution
verb Sense 5
preside over
"John moderated the discussion"
Type of:
hash out discuss talk over
Derived:
lead president chairman chairwoman chairperson
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
"address your remarks to the chairperson"
Type of:
presiding officer
Kinds of:
Kalon Tripa vice chairman
Derived:
chairman moderate lead preside
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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seat armchair barber chair chaise longue chaise daybed head lead position post berth instrument of execution