plural chairs
1
a
: a seat typically having four legs and a back for one person
b
: electric chair
—used with the
2
a
: an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity
b
: an office or position of authority or dignity
c
: professorship
holds a university chair
d
: chairperson sense 1
was appointed chair of the committee
3
: a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk
specifically
: the position of a player in an orchestra or band
4
: any of various devices that hold up or support
5
: a sedan chair
chaired; chairing; chairs
1
: to preside as chairperson of
chaired a commission
2
: to install in office
3
chiefly British
: to carry on the shoulders in acclaim
we chaired you through the market place—
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A. E. HousmanExamples of chair in a Sentence
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.
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By mid-morning on the middle day of track action at Formula One’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, the hillside was dotted with chairs.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Rob Gillies, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The Jewish Heritage Affinity Group will be co-chaired by Howard Berger (makeup artists/hairstylists branch) and Steven Raphael (marketing/public relations branch).
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The photos showed the reality TV star sitting in an emergency room chair holding an ice pack to his face.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
By mid-morning on the middle day of track action at Formula One’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, the hillside was dotted with chairs.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
The board is chaired by Fred Ryan, the former publisher and CEO of The Washington Post.
—Rob Gillies, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The Jewish Heritage Affinity Group will be co-chaired by Howard Berger (makeup artists/hairstylists branch) and Steven Raphael (marketing/public relations branch).
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chair. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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