chaired

noun

a particular seat in an orchestra

an instrument of execution by electrocution

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

the position of professor

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

verb

preside over

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

Roots

kathedrachair- · Greek · seat, chair

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