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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
Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, co-chair of the negotiating committee, said the studios wanted to go to five.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
During the 2022 City Council remap process, Villegas was chair of the Latino Caucus had saw his ward redrawn into an oblong 8-mile noodle after losing a fight with the Black Caucus over how many majority Latino and Black seats the body should see.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
As co-chairs of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body, Precious and Anne-Claire succeeded in passing our world’s first-ever global pandemic agreement.
—Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, July 22, NBC announced that Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine will reclaim their chairs for season 29, which is set to air spring 2026.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
During the 2022 City Council remap process, Villegas was chair of the Latino Caucus had saw his ward redrawn into an oblong 8-mile noodle after losing a fight with the Black Caucus over how many majority Latino and Black seats the body should see.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
As co-chairs of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body, Precious and Anne-Claire succeeded in passing our world’s first-ever global pandemic agreement.
—Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, July 22, NBC announced that Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine will reclaim their chairs for season 29, which is set to air spring 2026.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chair
Noun
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There are six vacancies, including the chairperson.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bill would designate the CCC chair as the person responsible for personnel and administrative matters at the agency and makes explicit that the executive director is to report directly to the chairperson.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of Senate Banking Committee hearings for Kevin Warsh to take the helm of the Federal Reserve, interest rate policy has grabbed headlines.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Directly overlooking the river, with two-Michelin-star chef Alex Dilling at the helm, this venue offers inventive French gastronomy with elite proteins flown in weekly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ticket headaches have added to a controversial run-up to the Games for LA28, which also faced backlash after chairman Casey Wasserman was mentioned in the Epstein files released in February.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings, who served as CEO for 25 years and dramatically shook up the entertainment business, is leaving the streaming giant’s board of directors.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The woman was found with three gunshot wounds to her chest, while the man was shot in the head, police said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Another man, a 35-year-old, showed up at Temple Hospital's Episcopal Campus with a gunshot wound to his head, police said.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Australian actor, 31, stars in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film (once widely believed to be an actual snuff film), opposite Barbie Ferreira, who plays a content moderator trying to thwart him.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, content moderator Margot (Barbie Ferreira) grows concerned and starts looking into the content, starting up a deadly cat-and-mouse game.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pepper, as he was called, was also Phi Beta Kappa, contender for the Heisman, and the president of his class.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Garrett Ballengee is president and CEO of the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy.—
Charles Mitchell,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chair. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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