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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"
    
2. The position of professor
   "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
   - professorship
    
3. The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
   - president, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
    
4. An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
   "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
   - electric chair, death chair, hot seat
    
5. A particular seat in an orchestra
   "he is second chair violin"

1. Act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
   "She chaired the department for many years"
   - chairman
    
2. Preside over
   - moderate, lead

Derived forms: chairing, chairs, chaired

Type of: berth, billet, discuss, hash out, head, instrument of execution, lead, office, place, position, post, presiding officer, seat, situation, spot, talk over

Encyclopedia: Chair