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as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting
all questions and comments should be directed to the chair
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as in helms
the place of leadership or command
the chair of the English department at the university
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Recent Examples of chairs
While their ladder-back chairs and flat panel cabinets have endured the test of time, the incredible story of their founder, Ann Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of her day, has been all but forgotten.
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Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Critics of the move include former Fed chairs, economic officials and even some Republican lawmakers.
—Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Jason Segel and Harrison Ford are getting back into their therapist chairs for Shrinking’s third season.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The writer, producer and actor behind HBO’s Insecure will work closely with Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, Paramount Television Studios president Matt Thunell, and Motion Picture Group president Don Granger.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Winter is the season for major furniture markdowns at Wayfair—especially on accent chairs.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Guests are encouraged to bring their own folding chairs for the stationary talks, which are held outdoors rain or shine.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Remove extra stools or chairs that were brought out for holiday entertaining.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
With little more than a few beach chairs and a tiny oceanfront bar, these clean, cozy accommodations feel perfectly remote and removed, just what the doctor ordered for your stay on Anegada.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairs
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The proxy statement lists an annual retainer of $125,000 to non-employee directors, with additional compensation for the lead director and chairpersons of committees.—
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The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.—
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For 35 years, the nonprofit that Ridgeway, the former Eagle mayor, now helms operated a senior center in the small city building on Old State Street.—
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Writer-director Benny Safdie helms this A24 drama that’s sure to be on Oscar voters’ radars.—
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What is clear now is that there is an expectation from owners, chairmen and sporting directors that the manager or head coach (the title is irrelevant on this point) will be out on the grass every day, rather than leaving training sessions largely to his backroom staff.—
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The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released joint statements, along with their respective Democratic ranking members, calling for additional information from the Pentagon in light of the new reporting.—
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Following the defeat, the players didn’t hang their heads.—
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Moore showed off her show-stopping red carpet style at the 2026 WWD Style Awards that same evening, turning heads in a side boob-baring black halterneck Gucci dress with a completely open back and sheer skirt.—
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The law requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying forces and to end military action within 60 to 90 days absent authorization — limits that presidents of both parties have routinely stretched.—
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Four living ex-presidents attended his funeral.—
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Citi’s fourth-quarter 2025 results marked a profitable close to 2025 and a turning point in its leadership, as longtime CFO Mark Mason prepares to hand the reins to his successor amid solid earnings and an ongoing restructuring.—
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But while Volkswagen would go on to take over the manufacturing reins from Westfalia in 2003, Ford's Nugget work with Westfalia has continued on through multiple Nugget generations and refreshes, right up to present day.—
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Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
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Tesla, which first launched a driverless robotaxi service in Austin in June, recently removed the safety moderators sitting in front passenger seats of the driverless vehicles and doubled its fleet operating in the city.—
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“Chairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairs. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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