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Chair (disambiguation)

The term chair has a number of possible meanings:

The most common is the chair, a type of furniture.
A "chair" or "seat" is also a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as the chairperson of a committee, or a professorship at a college or university, or the individual that presides over business proceedings.
The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra may also be referred to as a chair.
As slang, "The Chair" refers to the electric chair.
Also referred to as chairs are the blocks that supports and hold railroad track in position, and similar devices.
"Chair " also refers to a group of acrobatic/balancing circus skills.
The Chair was a game show television program hosted by John McEnroe.

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