Antonyms for chaired


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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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