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as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
all questions and comments should be directed to the chair
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as in helm
the place of leadership or command
the chair of the English department at the university
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Recent Examples of chair
Weintraub has served as a commissioner on the FEC since 2002 and was elected in December chair for 2025.
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
This playpen is no bigger than a camping chair when folded up and pops out into a 54-inch playpen complete with a sunroof to keep your baby cool.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Lowe then collapsed into the back of his chair, covering his face with his hand, and continuing to giggle over his late-night mix-up.
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The procedure is also not as invasive as other types of brain surgeries, according to Levi, who also serves as chair of neurosurgery at UM’s medical school.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
This playpen is no bigger than a camping chair when folded up and pops out into a 54-inch playpen complete with a sunroof to keep your baby cool.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Lowe then collapsed into the back of his chair, covering his face with his hand, and continuing to giggle over his late-night mix-up.
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The procedure is also not as invasive as other types of brain surgeries, according to Levi, who also serves as chair of neurosurgery at UM’s medical school.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chair
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Campbell had served as chairperson, with Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou serving as directors.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Behind the scenes: The former Iowa Democratic Party chairperson has been the county's top manager since October 2020.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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Neil Jacobs, the former acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to take the agency's helm once again.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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It's been more of the same for the New York Jets no matter who is at the coaching helm, taking snaps under center or making calls up above, but new hire Aaron Glenn has instilled optimism around the organization in his first week.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The committee's chairman, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, unveiled the resolution last week.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Runge’s appointment follows the resignation of Ed Dolman, Phillips’s former CEO and executive chairman, who will transition to a consulting role in May 2025.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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What Zuckerberg didn’t say in his five-minute monologue was that Meta would use its own internal moderators to censor employee criticism of his plan.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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In 1996, Buchanan took a year’s leave of absence to become moderator for the General Assembly, which is the highest position in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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On Inauguration Day, crowds cheered the new president of the United States, seated in an open arena, signing a flurry of presidential orders.—
Linda Thompson Gonzalez,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The mother of three children with her husband, Lantz, also was PTA president at James Dukes Elementary School from 2019 to 2020, and has been involved in Friends of Ramona Unified Schools (FORUS) since 2018.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chair. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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