Chambers

[cheym-berz]

noun

1. Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.

2. Robert William, 1865–1933, U.S. novelist and illustrator.

3. Whittaker Jay David Chambers, 1901–61, U.S. journalist, Communist spy, and accuser of Alger Hiss.

chambers

/ ˈtʃeɪmbəz /

plural noun

1. a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court

2. (in England) the set of rooms occupied by barristers where clients are interviewed (in London, mostly in the Inns of Court)

3. archaic,  a suite of rooms; apartments

4. (in the US) the private office of a judge

5. law

   1. in the privacy of a judge's chambers

   2. Former name for sense 5: in camera. in a court not open to the public

Example Sentences

In the liner notes, Mr. Taylor cites drummer and composer Joe Chambers as a major influence.

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Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced the singer’s death in a statement shared Monday on social media, writing that he “crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia.”

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Born James Chambers in 1944, Cliff grew up as the eighth of nine children in abject poverty in the parish of St. James, Jamaica.

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In August of that year, after his company reported revenue and earnings growth of more than 60%, Chambers said “the second Industrial Revolution is just beginning,” A year later, the stock was down 67%.

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Persistence through hardship is an important concept in Thai culture, explained Thai CDC program associate Kittima Chambers.

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