1. chair - noun
· a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
Hypernym(s): seat
2. chair - noun
· the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
Synonym(s): professorship
Hypernym(s): position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
3. chair - noun
· the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"
Synonym(s): president, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
Hypernym(s): presiding_officer
4. chair - noun
· an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
Synonym(s): electric_chair, death_chair, hot_seat
Hypernym(s): instrument_of_execution
5. chair - noun
· a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"
Hypernym(s): seat
6. chair - verb
· act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
Synonym(s): chairman
7. chair - verb
· preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
Hypernym(s): hash_out, discuss, talk_over
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