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chaired

verb

Meaning

  1. To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
  2. To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
  3. To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

electric chair(English)hot seat(English)chairwoman(English)chairman(English)preside(English)professorship(English)chairperson(English)president(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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