Meaning of chair | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Chairperson
2. An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
3. Chairperson.
   often, with-definite-article
4. The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series.
   slang
5. A post as a professor of a particular subject at a college or university.
6. saddle
7. The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series
8. Clipping of chairperson.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, often, with-definite-article
9. to be chairman at (a meeting etc). He chaired the meeting last night. voorsit, die voorsitterstoel inneem يَرْأَسُ الجَلْسَه председателствам presidir předsedat vorsitzen være mødeleder; være formand προεδρεύω σε presidir juhatama ریست کردن toimia puheenjohtajana présider לַשֶבֶת בְּראש अध्यक्षता निभाना predsjedatelj elnököl mengetuai stjórna fundi presiedere 司会をする 의장이 되다 pirmininkauti vadīt sapulci mempengerusi voorzittenlede, være ordstyrer przewodniczyć ریاست کول presidir a prezida председ...
   etc
10. The post or position of chairperson.
    usually, with-definite-article
11. a set of seats hanging from a cable, used to take skiers etc up a mountain. hysstoel مَقْعَدٌ هَوائي открит лифт teleférico sedačkový výtah, lanovka der Sessellift stolelift (καθίσματα για) εναέρια μεταφορά σκιέρ telesilla köistee تله سیژ tuolihissi télésiège מַעֲלִית סְקִי केबल से लटकी कुर्सी जिसे पहाड़ों पर स्काइर उपयोग करते हैं žičara sa stolcima libegő kursi layang stólalyfta seggiovia リフト 리프트 의자 keltuvas trošu ceļš kerusi layang stoeltjesliftstolheiswyciąg krzesełkowy دولی برقی elevador ...
    etc
12. The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
13. a person who takes charge of or directs a meeting. voorsitter رَئيسُ الجَلْسَه председател presidente předseda die/der Vorsitzende formand πρόεδροςpresidente; presidenta koosoleku juhataja رئیس جلسه puheenjohtaja président/-ente יושב ראש अध्यक्ष, सभापति predsjedatelj, predsjednik elnök ketua fundarstjóri presidente 議長 의장 pirmininkas, pirmininkė priekšsēdētājs; priekšsēdētāja pengerusi voorzitter formann/-kvinne, leder, ordstyrerprzewodniczący د جلسه رهیس presidente preşedinte председатель pre...
14. A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
15. voorsitterskap رِئاسَه، ترؤُّس председателство presidência předsednictví der Vorsitz formandsskab; formandsperiode προεδρίαpresidencia koosoleku juhatajaks olemine ریاست puheenjohtajuus présidence תַּפקִיד יוֹשֵב ראש अध्यक्षता predsjedništvo elnökség jabatan ketua fundarstjórastaða, formennska presidenza 議長の職 의장직 pirmininkavimas priekšsēdētāja amats jawatan pengerusi voorzitterschaplederverv, formannsverv przewodnictwo ریاست presidência preşedinţie председательство predsedníctvo predsedstvo p...
16. One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
    physical
17. silla.
18. Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
19. A piece of furniture designed to accommodate one sitting or reclining person, providing support for the back and often the arms and typically standing on four legs.
20. A distinguished professorship at a university.
21. A seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as that of a bishop.
22. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
23. An office or position of authority, such as a professorship.
24. The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
25. The position of a player in an orchestra.
26. An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.

Equivalents

Examples

“All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.”

“I sat on my chair to have dinner.”

“There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.”

“Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.”

“Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.”

“The Chair behaves himself like a Busby amongst so many school-boys[…]and takes a little too much on him.”

“It can hardly be conceived that the Chair would fail to gain the support of the House.”

“He was elected to the chair of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in 1827 at the newly-founded London University, and became prominent in railway controversies in the 'thirties, when he came off second best in a dispute with Daniel Gooch about the effects of speed on the human frame.”

“She adds: "I'd also like to think that as chair I was friendly but firm. I wanted to encourage people to give evidence, while there are others who need to be coaxed, held to account and asked tough questions."”

“The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.”

“My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.”

“The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in their chairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.”

“The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.”

“"It was me. And I'm glad, damned glad, I didn't croak him. With this slick guy after me, it would be me for the chair."”

“'All for a pig of a man who should have gone to the chair.'”

“Believe it or not, it only looked like I was trying to send you to the chair.”

“"Scoleri Brothers!" "Friends of yours?" "I tried them for murder! Gave them the chair!"”

“I hope you die in prison as well — and if this was a death penalty state you'd be getting the chair.”

“In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg […]”

“Enter Mortimer, brought in a Chayre, and Iaylors.”

“She always leaves her Chair at the milliner's in the next Street.”

“Think what an equipage thou haſt in air, And view with ſcorn two pages and a chair.”

“The chairs came at the appointed hour, and Ethel could not but be amused at the glimpses she had of the park along which they were carried; although haunted by misgivings as to the judiciousness of their destination. They were set down in a hall of large dimensions, hung round with portraits, and filled with servants, who had more the air of guards.”

“Melinda has the best chair in the salon.”

“Please address all questions through the Chair.”

“His skill renders Becker's portrayal of Prince Grimaldi, a lover and future husband, futile in the wake of Chair (Chuck and Blair).”

“We can already tell which idyllic couples obsessive fans will fantasize about like Chair (Chuck and Blaire of "Gossip Girl") and Jim and Pam of "The Office."”

“Although Josh Schwartz suggests that “Chair” or “Dair” fans are embroiled in a “battle” on Twitter, the users of the Gossip Girl FanForum do not appear to engage with each other directly.”

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