Antonyms for chair
tʃɛərcha·ir

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1. chairnoun

   a seat for one person, with a support for the back

   "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

   Synonyms:
   chairwoman, electric chair, chairperson, death chair, president, chairman, professorship, hot seat

2. professorship, chairnoun

   the position of professor

   "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

   Synonyms:
   chairwoman, electric chair, chairperson, hot seat, death chair, president, chairman, professorship

3. president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairpersonnoun

   the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

   "address your remarks to the chairperson"

   Synonyms:
   chairwoman, prexy, chairperson, electric chair, death chair, president, chairman, professorship, hot seat

4. electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seatnoun

   an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

   "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

   Synonyms:
   chairwoman, chairperson, chairman, death chair, electric chair, president, hot seat, professorship

5. chairverb

   a particular seat in an orchestra

   "he is second chair violin"

   Synonyms:
   chairwoman, electric chair, chairperson, death chair, president, chairman, professorship, hot seat

6. chair, chairmanverb

   act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

   "She chaired the department for many years"

   Synonyms:
   chairman, moderate, lead

7. moderate, chair, leadverb

   preside over

   "John moderated the discussion"

   Synonyms:
   lead, temper, run, mince, hold in, tame, precede, result, chairman, control, moderate, hold, guide, check, soften, tone down, direct, extend, top, head, conduce, take, pass, leave, conduct, contribute, chasten, go, curb, contain

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1. chairnoun

   Synonyms:
   seat, professorship, chairman

How to use chair in a sentence?

1. Gregory Meeks:

   I couldn't sleep at night, i decided that I had a responsibility as the chair of this committee to go, and I went to Mr. McCaul and he felt the same way.

2. Nina Stössinger:

   To pinpoint the kind of familiarity... the typeface should evoke, we also looked at pictures of old armchairs, in chair terms, we were going for a practical interpretation of a beautiful family heirloom ; durable upholstery, nothing overtly plushy or nostalgic.

3. Norihiro Fujito:

   Essentially, global shares and commodities have been rallying since U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen had indicated a dovish stance in March, but you would need more improvement in economic fundamentals for the rally to go further. The S&P 500 is quite overvalued, trading at 17.8 times the forecast profits. Disappointing earnings from hi-tech companies will surely cap the market.

4. Kevin McCarthy:

   There's no concern about how she voted on impeachment, that decision has been made. I have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair to carry out the message.

5. Glen Moreno:

   We are delighted to have in Sidney a new chair with strong experience of global business and markets, used to leading in a complex regulatory environment.

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