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chair

noun as in single-seat furniture

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noun as in person in or position of authority

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While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.

She added: “NBC News is proud to have David in the important anchor chair of ‘Meet the Press.’ ”

Still fearful and smarting from the pain, I arrived on time and was led to chair in his office.

In our screenings, he always sits in the same corner chair and always looks hopeful, no matter what the movie.

For a large fee, you could be pushed down the boardwalk on a rolling wicker chair by a black worker.

It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.

The president sat in a chair which came over with the pilgrims in their ship, the Mayflower.

She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.

He noticed at the same time several burnt matches between his cushions and her chair.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chair, such as: armchair, bench, recliner, cathedra, rocker, and sling.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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