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  1. 1. n. A movable single seat with a back. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To place in a chair. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a seat for one person, with a support for the back Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the position of professor Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. a particular seat in an orchestra Source: wordnet

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