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单词 chairs
释义

chair

1 of 2

noun

ˈcher How to pronounce chair (audio)
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

chair

2 of 2

verb

chaired; chairing; chairs

transitive verb

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 A. E. Housman

Synonyms

Noun

  • chairman
  • chairperson
  • moderator
  • president
  • presider
  • prolocutor
  • speaker
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Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is providing phones, laptops and, if requested, a chair, screen, mouse and keyboard. Nicholas Comfort, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The chair, which looks very uncomfortable, appears in a 19th-century illustration of the White House. Menachem Wecker, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Those guidelines didn’t matter, Lufthansa’s rep said, according to Langevin — the airlines could set their own policies, and the chair wasn’t going to fly. Tim Craig, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Republican chair: Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Paduchik survived an attempt by state party officials to replace him less than two months before the November general election. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 Mercedes Schlapp, who served as Trump’s White House strategic communications director and is married to the chair of the American Conservative Union. Meg Kinnard, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 What was your opinion or your reaction to the chair’s speech at Jackson Hole? MS. Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Mike Tirico promoted to the No. 1 play-by-play chair at NBC. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 His comments echoed Fed vice chair Lael Brainard's, who spoke at a banking policy conference in New York on Wednesday. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
Verb
The current president of CAS is John Coates, the longtime Australian IOC member who is currently serving his second term as vice president and who, oh by the way, just happens to chair the IOC’s Legal Affairs Commission. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 Jordan, one of the few Freedom Caucus members to whom McCarthy is close, will likely chair the Judiciary Committee if Republicans take the House. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Former Little Rock mayor Jim Dailey will co-chair a campaign committee in support of the Aug. 9 Little Rock referendum on extending the city's 3.0-mill capital-improvement levy, according to a news release issued Thursday. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2022 Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright will co-chair the organization. Brent Lang, Variety, 14 July 2022 Wragge will also chair the foundation’s investment committee. Ian Allison, Fortune, 6 July 2022 Stoorza-Gill served on numerous civic boards and was the first woman to chair the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2021 Before being elected to chair the River Authority’s board, Campbell was vice chairman. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2022 That law calls for the governor’s appointee to chair the authority. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra seat — more at sit

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

chair

noun

ˈcher How to pronounce chair (audio)
1
: a seat for one person usually having a back and four legs
2
: a person who leads a meeting, group, or event

chairs

noun

plural of chair
1
as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting all questions and comments should be directed to the chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • chairpersons
  • chairmen
  • presidents
  • presiders
  • moderators
  • speakers
  • chairwomen
  • cochairs
  • prolocutors
  • co-chairs
  • cochairmen
  • cochairpersons
  • co-presidents
  • copresidents
  • cochairwomen
2
as in helms
the place of leadership or command the chair of the English department at the university

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • helms
  • heads
  • reins
  • tops
  • forefronts
  • headships
  • seats
  • driver's seats
  • directorships
  • chairmanships
  • presidencies
  • chieftainships
  • leads
  • deanships
  • pedestals
  • thrones
  • heights
  • vanguards
  • dictatorships
  • generalships
  • masterships
  • jurisdictions
  • commanderships
  • pinnacles
  • governorships
  • dominances
  • kingships
  • superintendencies
  • eminences
  • upper hands
  • dominions
  • sways
  • captainships
  • sovereignties
  • premierships
  • presidentships
  • masteries
  • sovranties

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ranks
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