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Synonyms 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, chair

  3. president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairpersonnoun

    the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

    "address your remarks to the chairperson"

    Synonyms:
    chairwoman, chair, 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, chair, 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, chair

  7. moderate, chair, leadverb

    preside over

    "John moderated the discussion"

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chairnoun

    Synonyms:
    movable seat

  2. chairnoun

    Synonyms:
    seat of justice, seat of authority

  3. chairnoun

    Synonyms:
    chairman, presiding officer

  4. chairnoun

    Synonyms:
    professorship

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chairnoun

    Synonyms:
    seat, professorship, chairman

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How to use Chair in a sentence?

  1. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

    I don’t think it’ll be a race, elise has done an excellent job and will continue to be conference chair.

  2. Lars Idermark:

    I have concluded that the media attention is not compatible with my CEO role at Sodra, therefore, I have decided that the best alternative is to leave the position as Chair of Swedbank with immediate effect.

  3. Speaker Pelosi:

    The chair wishes to remind all members about certain standards of decorum in the hall of the House GOP, that includes proper attire, behavior that is respectful to other members and our staff and adherence to mask requirements and other safety protocols intended to protect all of those present in the Hall of House GOP.

  4. Wasserman Schultz:

    I'm going to be remaining as the chair of the Democratic National Committee as President Obama has asked me to do until January 21, 2017, and I appreciate the president’s support.

  5. Jerome Powell:

    I have tremendous admiration for [ Volcker ]. fed Chair Jerome Powell had the courage to do what Fed Chair Jerome Powell thought was the right thing.


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