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legs and a back for one person
electric chair —used with the
  • an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity
    an office or position of authority or dignity
    professorship //holds a university chair
    chairperson sense 1 //was appointed chair of the committee
  • a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk
    specifically the position of a player in an orchestra or band
  • any of various devices that hold up or support
    • verb
    chaired; chair​ing; chairs

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to preside as chairperson of //chaired a commission
    • to install in office
    • chiefly British to carry on the shoulders in acclaim //We chaired you through the market-place … — A. E. Housman
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Noun
    chairman chairperson moderator president presider prolocutor speaker
    Examples
    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.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Verb
    1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra seat — more at sit
    chair
    noun

    Synonyms

    chair​man
    noun
    chair·​man
    ˈcher-mən
    plural chair​men

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson //the chairman of the board //the chairman of the college's English department
    • a carrier of a sedan chair
    verb
    chair​maned or chair​manned; chair​man​ing or chair​man​ning

    Definition (Entry 2 of
    legs and a back for one person

    electric chair —used with the
  • an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity
    an office or position of authority or dignity
    professorship //holds a university chair
    chairperson sense 1 //was appointed chair of the committee
  • a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk
    specifically the position of a player in an orchestra or band
  • any of various devices that hold up or support
    • verb
    chaired; chair​ing; chairs

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to preside as chairperson of //chaired a commission
    • to install in office
    • chiefly British to carry on the shoulders in acclaim //We chaired you through the market-place … — A. E. Housman
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Noun
    chairman chairperson moderator president presider prolocutor speaker
    Examples
    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.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Verb
    1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra seat — more at sit
    chair
    noun

    Synonyms

    chair​man
    noun
    chair·​man
    ˈcher-mən
    plural chair​men

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson //the chairman of the board //the chairman of the college's English department
    • a carrier of a sedan chair
    verb
    chair​maned or chair​manned; chair​man​ing or chair​man​ning

    Definition (Entry 2 of

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