LEARNit Dictionary

chair

noun
A1
1
A1
a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs
صندلی, کرسی
see also armchair, bath chair, deckchair, director’s chair, easy chair, electric chair, high chair, lawn chair, lounge chair, musical chairs, rocking chair, sedan chair, wheelchair, wing chair
2
B2
the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position
رئیس, رئیس جلسه, مدیر جلسه, مسئول کمیته, ریاست, سرپرست جلسه, سرپرستی
Who is in the chair today?
All remarks should be addressed to the chair.
She takes the chair in all our meetings.
the chair of the committee
He was elected chair of the city council.
The chairs of all the subcommittees will meet on Friday.
3
the position of being in charge of a department in a university; a special position as a university professor
کُرسی استادی, رئیس گروه, کُرسی علمی, کُرسی دانشگاهی, ریاست بخش, استاد کُرسی
He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford.
the department chair
She was awarded a personal chair in black history at Bath Spa University .
4
(especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by having a powerful electric current passed through their bodies; the method of execution that uses this chair
صندلی اعدام, صندلی برقی
verb
B2
1
to act as the chairman or chairwoman of a meeting, discussion, etc.
ریاست کردن, اداره کردن, ریاست جلسه, هدایت جلسه, مدیریت جلسه, بر عهده گرفتن ریاست