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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Examples 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.
Recent Examples on the WebTeri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
The pair performed sitting next to each other on white chairs on an elevated catwalk as water rushed behind them on a huge video screen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2024
With the musical underway, three friends in the orchestra section shook the seats as they chair danced.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2024
At the reunion, in October 2003, Ms. Hall swung by Mr. Passaro’s table and took a seat in an empty chair next to him.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The Details: Location: South Palm Springs Distance From Airport: 2.8 miles
Accessibility: Accessible rooms upon request, access to all public areas, chair lift available at pool and jacuzzi.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
After sitting in a hair salon chair for hours, edge control is the finishing touch to slick down the short, delicate hairs around the hairline.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
The steel-frame chairs are wrapped with weather-resistant wicker and come with 1.18-inch-thick cushions and machine-washable covers.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Hours after the hearing, however, the committee chair said the measure will not move forward.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Cantwell chairs the Senate Commerce Committee while McMorris Rodgers leads the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
—David Klepper, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Myriad state and local jurisdictions oversee building regulations and choose which standards to adopt for their communities, noted Emily Guglielmo, who chairs the engineering society’s seismic committee overseeing standards for new buildings.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
In a letter released Thursday, the Elders, a group of 12 global rights leaders chaired by former U.N. high commissioner for human rights Mary Robinson, said the United States should spearhead an arms embargo.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The committee, chaired by Rep. Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), wants to understand how happiness could be used as a metric to shape public policy in the Golden State.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The board, made up of government and industry experts, is chaired by Robert Silvers, the Department of Homeland Security’s undersecretary for policy.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
During a meeting of Senate Republicans before the debate, Sen. Molly Baumgardner, a Louisburg Republican who chairs the Senate Education Committee, asked rhetorically why people come to the Legislature for action.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The Resolution Foundation, which studies the lives of people with low and middle incomes, is chaired by David Willetts, a former minister in Cameron’s government.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Noun
Its next stop is in the Senate judiciary committee, which Umberg chairs, on April 23.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
The pair performed sitting next to each other on white chairs on an elevated catwalk as water rushed behind them on a huge video screen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2024
With the musical underway, three friends in the orchestra section shook the seats as they chair danced.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2024
At the reunion, in October 2003, Ms. Hall swung by Mr. Passaro’s table and took a seat in an empty chair next to him.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The Details: Location: South Palm Springs Distance From Airport: 2.8 miles
Accessibility: Accessible rooms upon request, access to all public areas, chair lift available at pool and jacuzzi.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
After sitting in a hair salon chair for hours, edge control is the finishing touch to slick down the short, delicate hairs around the hairline.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
The steel-frame chairs are wrapped with weather-resistant wicker and come with 1.18-inch-thick cushions and machine-washable covers.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Hours after the hearing, however, the committee chair said the measure will not move forward.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
Councilmember Kent Lee, who chairs the land use and housing committee that had been scheduled to consider the public investment this coming Thursday, commended the mayor’s effort to expand the city’s shelter capacity.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Cantwell chairs the Senate Commerce Committee while McMorris Rodgers leads the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
—David Klepper, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Myriad state and local jurisdictions oversee building regulations and choose which standards to adopt for their communities, noted Emily Guglielmo, who chairs the engineering society’s seismic committee overseeing standards for new buildings.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
In a letter released Thursday, the Elders, a group of 12 global rights leaders chaired by former U.N. high commissioner for human rights Mary Robinson, said the United States should spearhead an arms embargo.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The committee, chaired by Rep. Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), wants to understand how happiness could be used as a metric to shape public policy in the Golden State.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The board, made up of government and industry experts, is chaired by Robert Silvers, the Department of Homeland Security’s undersecretary for policy.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
During a meeting of Senate Republicans before the debate, Sen. Molly Baumgardner, a Louisburg Republican who chairs the Senate Education Committee, asked rhetorically why people come to the Legislature for action.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The Resolution Foundation, which studies the lives of people with low and middle incomes, is chaired by David Willetts, a former minister in Cameron’s government.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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