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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : chair |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃɛər |
Definition of chaired
Origin :- mid-15c., "install in a chair or seat" (implied in chairing), from chair (n.); meaning "preside over" (a meeting, etc.) is attested by 1921. Related: Chaired.
- As in moderate : verb mediate, arbitrate
- As in officiate : verb oversee, manage
- As in preside : verb be in authority
- As in conduct : verb administer
- Even then, as I have heard from one of his nearest relatives, it was with reluctance that he submitted to be chaired.
- Extract from : « The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Not contented with vociferous cheering, he was chaired and borne around in triumph, much to his discomfort.
- Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
- I would have thee to understand, sirrah, that thou art fitter for the house they have chaired thee unto than for mine.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII. » by Various
- On this uncomfortable but splendid seat, Mr. Fox was chaired all round Covent Garden, amidst the cheers of his friends.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- He was then chaired and made the usual tour of the Piazza, distributing largess to the people.
- Extract from : « Venice and its Story » by Thomas Okey
- At 2½ Seymour was announced scholar to the boys, and chaired forthwith.
- Extract from : « The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by John Morley
- Two or three decent little tabled and chaired and lighted rooms would do.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II » by Henry James
- I would have thee to understand, sirrah, that thou art fitter for the House they have chaired thee unto than for mine.
- Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor
- George Lamb was to have been chaired on the day he was elected, but the mob was outrageous and would not suffer it.
- Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs » by Charles C. F. Greville
- The day the member was chaired, several men in Coningsby's rooms were talking over their triumph.
- Extract from : « Coningsby » by Benjamin Disraeli
Synonyms for chaired
- accompany
- act
- administer
- advise
- attend
- be at the head of
- be in driver's seat
- boss
- call the signals
- call the tune
- carry on
- chair
- chaperon
- command
- conduct
- control
- convey
- direct
- do the honors
- emcee
- engineer
- escort
- function
- govern
- guide
- handle
- head
- head up
- judge
- keep
- lead
- make peace
- manage
- negotiate
- officiate
- operate
- ordain
- order
- organize
- oversee
- pilot
- preside
- preside over
- pull the strings
- referee
- regulate
- ride herd on
- rule
- run
- run the show
- run things
- serve
- shepherd
- sit on top of
- steer
- superintend
- supervise
- take the chair
- trailblaze
- umpire
- usher
- wield baton
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