chair
[ chair ]
/ tʃɛər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to preside over a meeting, committee, etc.
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Idioms for chair
- to begin or open a meeting.
- to preside at a meeting; act as chairperson.
get the chair, to be sentenced to die in the electric chair.
take the chair,
Origin of chair
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English chaiere, from Old French, from Latin cathedra; see cathedra
usage note for chair
5. See chairperson.
OTHER WORDS FROM chair
chairless, adjectiveun·chair, verb (used with object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chair
chair , chairman, chairperson, chairwomanDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for chair
chair
/ (tʃɛə) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for chair
C13: from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- down + hedra seat; compare cathedral
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Idioms and Phrases with chair
chair
see musical chairs.
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