chair
noun
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
had chaired
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past perfectof chair.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In November, Mr Vaishnaw had chaired a meeting with social media platforms and artificial intelligence companies where he said the government would soon come up with a "clear, actionable plan" to tackle deepfakes.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
Despite the party ban, Shufrych remained a member of parliament and since 2019 had chaired a committee on freedom of speech.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023
Price had chaired two powerful council committees — the Economic and Community Development Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
In May, Russian state energy company Rosneft said that Schroeder planned to step down from its board of directors, which he had chaired since 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
Stone had chaired the 2014 Commission on Freedom of Expression and had written previously that the “core obligation of a university is to invite challenge to the accepted wisdom.”
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2018
