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chair
noun 
  1. an item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
  2. (slang) (the chair) the electric chair.
  3. the seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
  4. blocks that support and hold railroad track in position, and similar devices.
  5. chairperson; a non-gender-specific form of chairman
Translations: 
  • Dutch: zetel(nl, stoel, m}}, {{t-, nl)m
  • French: chaise , fauteuil
  • Italian: sedia(it)f
verb 
  1. To act as chairperson.
Bob will tomorrow's meeting.
Translations: 
    Etymology: From chaire, from cathedra.

         
     
      

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