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.
has chaired
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present perfectof chair (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The official who oversees this process in Washington is Fed governor Christopher Waller, who has chaired the board’s committee on reserve bank affairs since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Although Raman presents herself as an outsider, she is a former Bass ally who has chaired the council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee for more than three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
After losing his seat he was made a Conservative peer in the Lords, where he has chaired a number of committees including the Financial Services Regulation Committee.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
He has chaired the House Rules Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, which works to elect the party’s members to the House.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
There was no immediate response to Pashinyan's interview from Moscow, which has chaired talks between Yerevan and Baku in what it says is the complex search for a peace deal.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023
