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chair   (TTS Sound)

The noun chair has 5 senses

• chair -- (a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down")


• professorship, chair -- (the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics")


• president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson -- (the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson")


• electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat -- (an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair")


• chair -- (a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin")

The verb chair has 2 senses

• chair, chairman -- (act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years")


• moderate, chair, lead -- (preside over; "John moderated the discussion")