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A separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs
“Mr. Atherton had finished an unusually busy day's work and had seated himself in his apartment in his favorite chair.”
Someone who presides over a meeting
“The chair of the committee acts as chair of the meeting unless the members select another person to act as chair.”
A person who heads or manages an organization, project, or group of people
“Deputy chair of Scottish Enterprise, he bangs the drum for business formation, pushing resources into the best growth prospects.”
The position or place of command or leadership
“And on Monday, he took the chair at the morning meeting.”
The office of a professor in an educational institution
“From 1939, he occupied the chair of mathematics at Durham, a position he was to hold for 20 years.”
Execution by electrocution via a chair-like device
“The former was developed as an alternative to the horrifying instances that involved extremely agonizing deaths for some sentenced to death by the chair.”
A person who teaches or educates, especially in a college or university
A space designated or available for being used
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows
The department or people who manage an organization
To manage or preside over
“Ambassador Manuel Teehankee will chair the Committee on Trade and Transfer of Technology.”
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