chair

• n.
  • a seat for one person, with a support for the back

    "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

  • the position of professor

    "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

    同义词： professorship

  • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

    "address your remarks to the chairperson"

    同义词： president chairman chairwoman chairperson

  • an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

    "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

    同义词： electric chair death chair hot seat

• v.
  • act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

    "She chaired the department for many years"

    同义词： chairman

  • preside over

    同义词： moderate lead

以上来源于: WordNet