word | chair |
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definition | noun 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. At a university, a chair is the post of professor . He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University. He gave London University £600,000 to establish a chair in Islamic art. The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it. She shared her concerns with the chair of the church's finance council. The chair is the same as the electric chair . verb 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 E.U. foreign ministers. |
inflections | chairschairingchaired |
cefr-level | B2 |
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