CHAIRS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

chairs

noun

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plural of chair

as in chairpersons

a person in charge of a meeting all questions and comments should be directed to the chair

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as in helms

the place of leadership or command the chair of the English department at the university

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ranks

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Recent Examples of chairs One of the commission’s co-chairs, the North Carolina incumbent Representative Valerie Foushee, instead received ad-spending from the Public First side of the aisle. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Therrien is most famous for his sculptures that raise domestic items to monumental proportions, most notably Under the Table (1994), his installation composed of a gigantic wood table and chairs that loom high over their viewers. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026 CitiParks announced on Wednesday that this summer, the City of Pittsburgh pools will have new chairs and loungers. —

Patrick Damp, CBS News, 6 May 2026 As part of the renovations at the school to educational areas, the district is planning to purchase new classroom furniture and new cafeteria tables and chairs. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Nicks joined Sabrina Carpenter, 26, on stage inside the Gala, where Beyoncé, 44, was serving as one of the evening's celebrity co-chairs. —

Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 Just three days before The Bachelorette was set to debut in March, TMZ posted a video of Paul lobbing chairs at Mortenson in the presence of her daughter. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 May 2026 This marks Lively's first gala in four years, though the actress was a mainstay of the carpet and one of the co-chairs in 2022. —

Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026 Who Else Is on the List This year’s co-chairs include Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams, hosting alongside Vogue’s Anna Wintour. —

Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026

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Noun

With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.

— Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026
Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.

— Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026