(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")
(the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson")
(an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair")
(a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin")
(act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years")
(preside over; "John moderated the discussion")