| chair (châr) n. 1. A piece of furniture consisting of a seat, legs, back, and often arms, designed to accommodate one person. 2. A seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as that of a bishop. 3. a. An office or position of authority, such as a professorship. b. A person who holds an office or a position of authority, such as one who presides over a meeting or administers a department of instruction at a college; a chairperson. 4. The position of a player in an orchestra. 5. Slang The electric chair. 6. A seat carried about on poles; a sedan chair. 7. Any of several devices that serve to support or secure, such as a metal block that supports and holds railroad track in position. tr.v. chaired, chair·ing, chairs 1. To install in a position of authority, especially as a presiding officer. 2. To preside over as chairperson: chair a meeting. [Middle English chaiere, from Old French, from Latin cathedra; see cathedra.] |
chair [tʃɛə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a seat with a back on which one person sits, typically having four legs and often having arms
2. an official position of authority a chair on the board of directors
3. the chairman of a debate or meeting the speaker addressed the chair
4. (Social Science / Education) a professorship the chair of German
5. (Transport / Railways) Railways an iron or steel cradle bolted to a sleeper in which the rail sits and is locked in position
6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) short for sedan chair
in the chair chairing a debate or meeting
take the chair to preside as chairman for a meeting, etc.
the chair an informal name for electric chair
vb (tr)
1. to preside over (a meeting)
2. Brit to carry aloft in a sitting position after a triumph or great achievement
3. to provide with a chair of office
4. to install in a chair
[from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- down + hedra seat; compare cathedral]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"armchair - chair with a support on each side for arms backrest, back - a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" barber chair - a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers chair of state - a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person Eames chair - a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body fighting chair - a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish folding chair - a chair that can be folded flat for storage feeding chair, highchair - a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray ladder-back, ladder-back chair - a chair with a ladder-back garden chair, lawn chair - chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden leg - one of the supports for a piece of furniture rocking chair, rocker - a chair mounted on rockers seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" side chair, straight chair - a straight-backed chair without arms swivel chair - a chair that swivels on its base tablet-armed chair - a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing wheelchair - a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant |
| 2. | chair - the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" | |
| 3. |  chair - the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"Kalon Tripa - the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile presiding officer - the leader of a group meeting vice chairman - one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman | |
| 4. |  chair - an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"instrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person | |
| 5. | chair - a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin" seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" | |
| Verb | 1. | chair - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" |
| 2. | chair - preside over; "John moderated the discussion" |
chair
Types of chair
armchair, banquette, barrel chair, bar stool, basket chair, Bath chair, beanbag, bench, bentwood chair, berbice chair, bergère, bucket seat, campaign chair, camp chair, cane chair, carver, cathedra, corner chair, curule chair, deck chair, dining chair, director's chair, dos-à-dos, easy chair, fauteuil, fiddle-back, folding chair, form, garden chair, gestatorial chair, hassock, highchair, jampan (kneeling chair), ladder-back chair, lounger, milking stool, Morris chair, music stool (office chair), opsitbank (S. Afr.), ottoman, pew, piano stool, platform rocker, pouf or pouffe, reclining chair or recliner, rocking chair or rocker, sedan chair, settle, shooting stick, stool, straight chair, súgán chair, swing, swivel chair, throne, tub chair, wheelchair, window seat, Windsor chair, Windsor rocker, wing chair Translations
chair [tʃɛəʳ]
A. N
1. (gen) → silla f; (= armchair) → sillón m, butaca f; (= wheelchair) → silla f (de ruedas); (= seat) → lugar m, asiento m
please take a chair → siéntese or tome asiento por favor
please take a chair → siéntese or tome asiento por favor
2. (Univ) → cátedra f
3. [of meeting] → presidencia f; (= chairman) → presidente m
to be in the chair; take the chair → presidir
to address the chair → dirigirse al presidente
to be in the chair; take the chair → presidir
to address the chair → dirigirse al presidente
4. the chair (US) (= electric chair) → la silla eléctrica
chair [ˈtʃɛər]
n
(= armchair) → fauteuil m
(= professorship) → chaire f
(= chairperson) → président(e) m/f
(at meeting) to be in the chair, to take the chair → présider
(US) (also electric chair) the chair → la chaise électrique
chair
chair:
n
(= seat) → Stuhl m; (= armchair) → Sessel m; (= sedan chair) → Sänfte f; please take a chair → bitte nehmen Sie Platz!
(in committees etc) → Vorsitz m; to be in/take the chair → den Vorsitz führen; to address the chair → sich an den Vorsitzenden/die Vorsitzende wenden; all questions through the chair, please → bitte alle Fragen (direkt) an den Vorsitzenden richten!
(= electric chair) → (elektrischer) Stuhl
chair:
chairborne
adj to be chair (inf) → einen Schreibtischjob haben
chairlift
n → Sessellift m
chairman
chairperson
n → Vorsitzende(r) mf
chair umpire
n (Tennis) → Stuhlschiedsrichter(in) m(f)
chairwoman
n → Vorsitzende f
chair [tʃɛəʳ]
chair [tʃɛəʳ]
1. n → sedia, seggiola; (armchair) → poltrona; (seat) → posto (a sedere) (Univ) → cattedra (Am) (electric chair) the chair → la sedia elettrica
dentist's chair → poltrona del dentista
to take the chair (at meeting) → assumere la presidenza
dentist's chair → poltrona del dentista
to take the chair (at meeting) → assumere la presidenza
2. vt (meeting) → presiedere
chair [tʃɛəʳ]
1. n → sedia, seggiola; (armchair) → poltrona; (seat) → posto (a sedere) (Univ) → cattedra (Am) (electric chair) the chair → la sedia elettrica
dentist's chair → poltrona del dentista
to take the chair (at meeting) → assumere la presidenza
dentist's chair → poltrona del dentista
to take the chair (at meeting) → assumere la presidenza
2. vt (meeting) → presiedere
n chair [tʃeə]
1 a movable seat for one person, with a back to it a table and four chairs. stoel كُرْسي стол židle stol der Stuhl καρέκλα silla tool صندلی tuoli chaise כִּסֵא कुर्सी stolac szék kursi stóll sedia 椅子 등받이가 있는 의자 kėdė krēsls kerusi stoel stol krzesło cadeira scaun стул stolička stol stolica stol เก้าอี้ sandalye, iskemle 椅子 стілець کرسی ghế 椅子
2 the position of a person who is chairman at a meeting etc Who is in the chair? voorsittterstoel رِئاسَةُ الجَلْسَه председателско място předsednictví mødeleder; formand der Vorsitz θέση προέδρου presidencia koosoleku juhataja رئیس جلسه puheenjohtajuus présidence יוֹשֵב ראש पीठ predsjednik elnök(ség) ketua fundarstjóri/-stjórn presidente 議長の職 의장 pirmininkavimas vadīt sapulci pengerusi voorzittersshap leder, ordstyrer przewodniczenie presidência preşedinţie председательское место predsedníctvo predsedujoči onaj koji zaseda ordförande[] ตำแหน่งประธาน başkan, reis 會議主席的席位 місце головуючого کسی اجتماع کی صدارت کرنے والے شخص کا عہدہ chủ tọa 主席
3 the office of a university professor He holds the chair of History at this university. leerstoel, professoraat كُرْسي الأسْتاذِيَّه في الجامِعَه ръководство на катедра stolice (profesorská) professorat der Lehrstuhl ακαδημαϊκή έδρα cátedra õppetool کرسی استادی دانشگاه oppituoli chaire קָתֶדרָה आचार्य पद katedra (egyetemi) tanszék jurusan prófessorsembætti cattedra 教授職 교수 katedra katedra kerusi leerstoel professorat katedra cátedra catedră кафедра kreslo katedra katedra lärostol, professur ตำแหน่งศาสตราจารย์ kürsü 大學教授的職位 кафедра یونیورسٹی پروفیسر کا عہدہ chức giáo sư đại học 大学教授的职位
v
to be chairman at (a meeting etc) He chaired the meeting last night. voorsit, die voorsitterstoel inneem يَرْأَسُ الجَلْسَه председателствам předsedat være mødeleder; være formand vorsitzen 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 voorzitten lede, være ordstyrer przewodniczyć presidir a prezida председательствовать predsedať predsedovati predsednikovati vara (sitta som) ordförande ดำรงตำแหน่งประธาน başkanlık etmek 擔任(會議的)主席 головувати صدارت کرنا chủ trì 任（会议的）主席
n chairlift
a set of seats hanging from a cable, used to take skiers etc up a mountain. hysstoel مَقْعَدٌ هَوائي открит лифт sedačkový výtah, lanovka stolelift der Sessellift (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 stoeltjeslift stolheis wyciąg krzesełkowy elevador telescaun кресельный подъёмник sedačková lanovka sedežnica ski-lift sittlift, stollift กระเช้า teleferik 空中纜椅 підвісна канатна дорога دو پہاڑوں کے درمیان چلنے والی گاڑی ghế treo trên dây cáp và lên xuống để chở người 架空滑车，空中缆车
nouns chairman, chairperson, chairwoman
a person who takes charge of or directs a meeting. voorsitter رَئيسُ الجَلْسَه председател předseda formand die/der Vorsitzende πρόεδρος presidente; presidenta koosoleku juhataja رئیس جلسه puheenjohtaja président/-ente יוֹשֵב ראש अध्यक्ष, सभापति predsjedatelj, predsjednik elnök ketua fundarstjóri presidente 議長 의장 pirmininkas, pirmininkė priekšsēdētājs; priekšsēdētāja pengerusi voorzitter formann/-kvinne, leder, ordstyrer przewodniczący presidente preşedinte (женщина-)председатель predseda, -kyňa predsednik, predsednica predsedavajući ordförande ประธาน başkan, reis 主席 голова صدر ، صدر جلسہ ، کرسی نشین chủ tọa 主席
n chairmanship
voorsitterskap رِئاسَه، ترؤُّس председателство předsednictví formandsskab; formandsperiode der Vorsitz προεδρία presidencia koosoleku juhatajaks olemine ریاست puheenjohtajuus présidence תַּפקִיד יוֹשֵב ראש अध्यक्षता predsjedništvo elnökség jabatan ketua fundarstjórastaða, formennska presidenza 議長の職 의장의 지위 pirmininkavimas priekšsēdētāja amats jawatan pengerusi voorzitterschap lederverv, formannsverv przewodnictwo presidência preşedinţie председательство predsedníctvo predsedstvo predsedavanje ordförandeskap ความเป็นประธาน başkanlık 主席的職位 обов'язки голови صدارت chức chủ tịch 主席的职位
Address a male chairman as Mr Chairman , and a female chairman as Madam Chairman .
chair → كرسى židle stol Stuhl καρέκλα silla tuoli chaise stolica sedia 椅子 의자 stoel stol krzesło cadeira стул stol เก้าอี้ sandalye cái ghế 椅子
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