Meaning of chair
Definition of chair
(noun)
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 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"
(verb)
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"