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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chair

1	n	a seat for one person, with a support for the back
2	n v	the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
3	n	the position of professor
4	n	a particular seat in an orchestra
5	n	an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chair

n a seat for one person, with a support for the back

“he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down”

Types:: show 30 types...; hide 30 types...; armchair
chair with a support on each side for arms; barber chair
a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers; chair of state
a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person; chaise, chaise longue, daybed
a long chair; for reclining; Eames chair
a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body; fighting chair
a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish; folding chair
a chair that can be folded flat for storage; feeding chair, highchair
a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray; ladder-back, ladder-back chair
a chair with a ladder-back; garden chair, lawn chair
chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden; rocker, rocking chair
a chair mounted on rockers; side chair, straight chair
a straight-backed chair without arms; swivel chair
a chair that swivels on its base; tablet-armed chair
a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing; wheelchair
a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant; bath chair
a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa; Boston rocker
a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel; camp chair
a light folding chair; captain's chair
a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles; beach chair, deck chair
a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; easy chair, lounge chair, overstuffed chair
a comfortable upholstered armchair; fauteuil
an upholstered armchair; Morris chair
an armchair with an adjustable back; motorized wheelchair
a wheelchair propelled by a motor; platform rocker
rocking chair on a stationary base; lounger, recliner, reclining chair
an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it; shoofly
a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck); throne
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; Windsor chair
straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles; yacht chair
a light folding armchair for outdoor use

Type of:: seat
furniture that is designed for sitting on

n the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

Synonyms:: chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, president

Types:: Kalon Tripa
the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile; vice chairman
one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman

Type of:: presiding officer
the leader of a group meeting

v act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

“She chaired the department for many years”

Synonyms:: chairman

Type of:: head, lead
be in charge of

v preside over

Synonyms:: lead, moderate

Type of:: discuss, hash out, talk over
speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

n the position of professor

“he was awarded an endowed chair in economics”

Synonyms:: professorship

Type of:: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot
a job in an organization

n a particular seat in an orchestra

“he is second chair violin”

Type of:: seat
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

n an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

“the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair”

Synonyms:: death chair, electric chair, hot seat

Type of:: instrument of execution
an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person

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