Need another word that means the same as “chair”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “chair” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Chair” are: chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, president, death chair, electric chair, professorship, seat, convener, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, leader, mc, master of ceremonies, mistress of ceremonies, lead, moderate, preside over, take the chair of, be in the chair at, officiate at
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chair” as a noun can have the following definitions:
chairman | One of the two people carrying a sedan chair. The chairman of the conference. |
chairperson | The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization. Address your remarks to the chairperson. |
chairwoman | The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization. |
convener | The chairman and civic head of some regional Scottish councils. A local Transport Union convener. |
death chair | The absence of life or state of being dead. |
electric chair | A car that is powered by electricity. |
leader | The person or team that is winning a sporting competition at a particular time. The leader of a protest group. |
master of ceremonies | An artist of consummate skill. |
mc | One million periods per second. I suffered a mc at 13 weeks last year. |
mistress of ceremonies | A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict. |
president | The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government. The Irish president. |
professorship | The position of professor. He held a professorship in mathematics at the University of Bonn. |
seat | A sitting place for a passenger in a vehicle or for a member of an audience. He dusted off the seat before sitting down. |
spokesman | A person who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual. A spokesman for Greenpeace. |
spokesperson | A spokesman or spokeswoman (used as a neutral alternative. A spokesperson for the Scottish Office. |
spokeswoman | A woman who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual. A spokeswoman for the agency said it would not be investigating the case. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chair” as a verb can have the following definitions:
be in the chair at | Happen, occur, take place. |
chairman | Act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university. |
lead | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. He followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3 0. |
moderate | Make less severe or harsh. The dependability of an examining system rests on those who set moderate and mark the papers. |
officiate at | Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function. |
preside over | Act as president. |
take the chair of | Require (time or space. |
armchair | A large, comfortable chair with side supports for a person’s arms. An armchair traveller. |
auditorium | The part of a theatre, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits. The National Indoor Arena is a magnificent auditorium and one of Britain s premier indoor venues. |
bedspread | Decorative cover for a bed. |
bench | Exhibit on a bench. His appointment to the civil bench. |
bookcase | An open cabinet containing shelves on which to keep books. |
cafeteria | A restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating. Employers who offer cafeteria plans and other flexible programs. |
couch | A flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer. Gold and silver threads couched by hand. |
creak | Make a high-pitched, screeching noise. The garden gate creaked open. |
cupboard | A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space. A broom cupboard. |
curtain | Conceal or screen with a curtain. A curtain of trees. |
cushion | A bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on. Underlay forms a cushion between carpet and floor. |
desk | A specified section of a newspaper or broadcasting organization. He landed a job on the sports desk. |
desktop | The working area of a computer screen regarded as a representation of a notional desktop and containing icons representing items such as files. You can now have multiple overlapping windows on the desktop. |
dining | The act of eating dinner. The city has become a capital of fine dining. |
fridge | A refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor. She put the carton of milk back in the fridge. |
furnishing | Furniture, fittings, and other decorative accessories such as curtains and carpets, for a house or room. The furnishing comprised three easy chairs and one oval table. |
furniture | Pieces of wood or metal placed round or between metal type to make blank spaces and fasten the type in the chase. They had too much furniture for the small apartment. |
lounge | An upholstered seat for more than one person. A TV lounge. |
pillow | Rest on or as if on a pillow. His head was pillowed on his arm. |
proscenium | The stage of an ancient theatre. |
recline | Cause to recline. He tried to recline his seat. |
recliner | An armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it. |
screech | Make a high pitched screeching noise. The van screeched round a bend at speed. |
seat | Of a vehicle or building have seats for a specified number of people. Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall. |
sit | Sit and travel on the back of animal usually while controlling its motions. You can sit wherever you like. |
sofa | An upholstered seat for more than one person. Sofa cushions. |
squeak | Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin. The bill squeaked through with just six votes to spare. |
stool | Lure with a stool as of wild fowl. Fibre in the child s diet will soften the stools. |
table | A piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it. I d like the issue to be tabled for the next few months. |
terrace | Make into terraces as for cultivation. The Incas terraced their mountainous land. |
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