plural chairs
1
a
: a seat typically having four legs and a back for one person
b
: electric chair
—used with the
2
a
: an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity
b
: an office or position of authority or dignity
c
: professorship
holds a university chair
d
: chairperson sense 1
was appointed chair of the committee
3
: a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk
specifically
: the position of a player in an orchestra or band
4
: any of various devices that hold up or support
5
: a sedan chair
chaired; chairing; chairs
1
: to preside as chairperson of
chaired a commission
2
: to install in office
3
chiefly British
: to carry on the shoulders in acclaim
we chaired you through the market place—
A. E. Housman
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Examples of chair in a Sentence
Noun
a chair by the window
We'll need a table and four chairs for the dining room.
He is now chair of the English department.
She's chair of the school board this year.
Address any questions to the committee chair.
a murderer who was sentenced to the chair
Verb
He's been chosen to chair the task force on school violence.
Recent Examples on the WebDetroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
In one video posted to the Citizen App from across the street, a shirtless man can be seen throwing chairs and tables off the high-rise building with the Empire State Building in the background.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Shannon Bond, NPR, 26 June 2024
Archival footage showing a 1984 Senate inquiry (chaired by a young Al Gore) into an organs-for-money scheme shows that doctors have been thinking about this issue for some time.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 26 June 2024
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Noun
Now Bill Ford, executive chair of the company founded in 1903 and great-grandson of the founder, has fulfilled the family dream.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
In one video posted to the Citizen App from across the street, a shirtless man can be seen throwing chairs and tables off the high-rise building with the Empire State Building in the background.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Verb
More recently, both the FBI and CISA have resumed some communications with social media platforms, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said last month.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 26 June 2024
Archival footage showing a 1984 Senate inquiry (chaired by a young Al Gore) into an organs-for-money scheme shows that doctors have been thinking about this issue for some time.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 26 June 2024
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chair. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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