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Definition of to chair in English English dictionary: Chairperson
Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.; One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair; The electric chair
The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.; To carry someone in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory
We chaired you through the marketplace.; {n} a moveable seat, a sedan; A metal casting which is bolted to a sleeper and grips the rail to hold it in place with the aid of a wooden block or key; Small metal fixture used to hold reinforcing bars away from the ground prior to the casting of concrete; The Chair of the Student Disciplinary Committee; The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair; The participating governments elect a Chair for the subsidiary bodies from amongst the delegates Different Chairs may be elected for other informal groups The Chair is responsible for facilitating progress towards an agreement and serves during the inter-sessional period until the start of the next COP; An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers; an item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench; an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"; chairperson; a non-gender-specific form of chairman; To act as chairperson; A strong checking action taken forward and across in Promenade Position (PP), with the man's left foot and lady's right foot; At a university, a chair is the post of professor. He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University; The chair is the same as the electric chair. to be the chairperson of a meeting or committee. Seat, usually with four legs and a back, intended for one person. It is one of the most ancient forms of furniture, dating to the 3rd Egyptian dynasty ( 2650-2575 BC). Various styles were developed throughout Europe. In the 16th century, many chairs began to be covered with upholstery over padding and decorated with elaborate wood carving. U.S. chairs adapted versions of English styles from the late 17th century; the seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra; A legislator who presides over a committee meeting or a session; Spot left vacant by mid-meal bathroom visit; A leadership title awarded to someone in recognition of outstanding contributions in a specific field, usually accompanied by discretionary funds for research in that field The term of the position is for as long as the holder works for the university; act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"; A metaphorical designation of the current presiding officer; An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp; A movable single seat with a back; [1] A member of Congress who presides over a committee or caucus, in the latter case most often a member of the majority, and [2] also referred to as Chairwoman or Chairman; The head of a committee or any person presiding over a meeting of a committee or of the House or Senate; {f} direct a meeting; chairman, act as the presiding officer, head a committee; seat in a chair; The person who heads your AC; {i} seat; office, position of authority; To carry publicly in a chair in triumph; preside over; "John moderated the discussion"; a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years; The highest administrator of an academic department; is usually a professor; Robert Faber, RCDD/LAN Specialist +1 860-945-4366; fax: +1 860-945-8516 e-mail: robert_faber@siemon com; To place in a chair; A legislator appointed to preside over a legislative committee A traditional designation for the member currently presiding over a house of the legislature or one of its committees; the seat in which the presiding officer sits in the chamber the member presiding in the chamber or in a committee; 1 The Chair of the Board of Directors of the ASF, responsible for the orderly meeting and functioning of the Board 2 The official head/leader of a committee, such as a project management committee; act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years; (B) position; a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"; The current presiding officer, usually in the context of a committee hearing; blocks that support and hold railroad track in position, and similar devices; A designation of the presiding officer; A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig; If you chair a meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it. He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers; the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"; The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it. She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military. = chairperson; the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"; A moveable seat for one, with a back to it; that of a professor; hence, the office itself; The legislator appointed by the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate to preside over an individual committee; for example: the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee; A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs. He rose from his chair and walked to the window; The head of Working Group, Interest Group, or Coordination Group; (1) The bench used by the gaffer while forming a glass object Traditionally, this is a wide bench with arms, on which the gaffer rests the blowpipe with its parison of molten glass and rolls it backward and forward so that the parison retains its symmetrical shape during the forming process (2) The team of glassworkers who assist the gaffer; The umpire's seat and, by extension, the umpire, as in "The chair ruled that the shot was out "