Meaning of chair In English

• 0 a seat for one person that has a back, usually four legs, and sometimes two arms

• 1 (the official position of) a person in charge of a meeting, official group or organization:

  • Who will take the chair at the next meeting?

  • All questions should be addressed to the chair.

  • She is the chair of the board of governors at a local school.

  • He was appointed to the Chair of Physics at Cambridge in the early 20th century.

• 2 to be the person in charge of a meeting, etc.:

  • Would you like to chair tomorrow's meeting?

• 3 a movable seat that has a part for your back to rest against, usually four legs, and sometimes two side parts for your arms

• 4 a chairperson

• 5 to be the person in charge of a meeting:

  • Would you chair tomorrow’s meeting?

• 6 a person who is in charge of a meeting:

  • act as chair John Taylor, who was acting as chair of the meeting, brought it to a close at 4 p.m.

  • All questions should be addressed to the chair.

• 7 the position of being in charge of a meeting:

  • take the chair I suggest that Barbara take the chair for this meeting.

• 8 a person who is in charge of a committee or organization:

  • appoint/elect sb (as) chair She was elected chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

• 9 a person who is in charge of a company:

  • serve/act as chair For the past three years he has served as the company's chair, president, and CEO.

  • appoint/select sb as chair The board of directors recently appointed Ms McCann as the new chair.

• 10 to be in charge of a meeting or a committee:

  • Stephen will be chairing the meeting in my absence.

  • A San Francisco assemblyman will chair the legislative hearing in Sacramento on Wednesday.