chair

/tʃeər/ noun [C]

Definition

FURNITURE › a seat for one person, with a back, usually four legs, and sometimes two arms

MEETING › someone who controls a meeting or organization: [usually singular] All questions should be addressed to the chair.

UNIVERSITY › a very important position in a university department, or the person who has this position → See also the electric chair

(Definition of chair noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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