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as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
all questions and comments should be directed to the chair
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as in helm
the place of leadership or command
the chair of the English department at the university
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Recent Examples of chair
Under the new ownership structure, Aryaman Vikram Birla, director of Aditya Birla Group, will serve as chair of the franchise, with Satyan Gajwani of The Times of India Group as vice chair.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
You’re encouraged to bring a beach chair or blanket.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Andre Vásquez, the Progressive Caucus co-chair.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Haddad co-chairs the Higher Education Subcommittee of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
You’re encouraged to bring a beach chair or blanket.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Andre Vásquez, the Progressive Caucus co-chair.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Haddad co-chairs the Higher Education Subcommittee of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chair
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In order for the resolutions to pass, 16 county board members need to agree, chairperson Jeffrey Schleif said.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Prior to his job at the Huskers’ helm, the former NBA star was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Iowa State.—
Mia Fishman,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Trump selected Mullin after removing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem from the agency's helm.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned Trump in the run-up to the invasion, but the president dismissed the warning, believing that Iran would capitulate instead.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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As chairman of the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees, Martins was instrumental in helping guide UCF into the Big 12 — a move that elevated the university’s national profile and changed the trajectory of UCF athletics and the university as a whole.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Colton-Max co-chairs New Jewish Narrative, an organization that supports justice and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians, and is a vice-president of the American Zionist Movement.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rebeca Swank, who is a former school board president, is the lone incumbent running for the school board.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chair. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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