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.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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“As women were chairing these committees, you saw a lot of bipartisan agreements,” Ms. Murray said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2015