chapter

/ˈtʃæptər/ noun [C]

Definition

› a local group of members who belong to a larger organization: the New York chapter of the Public Relations Society of America

› one of the sections of a large text such as a book, business report, or legal document: Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code

(Definition of chapter noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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