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chair

n. a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

professorship, chair

n. the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson

n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

chair, chairman

v. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

chair, preside

v. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

moderate, chair, lead

v. preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

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administrator, decision maker

n. someone who administers a business

administrator, executive

n. someone who manages a government agency or department

coach, manager, handler

n. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

supervisor

n. one who supervises or has charge and direction of

leader

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

emperor

n. red table grape of California

president

n. the chief executive of a republic

director, manager, managing director

n. someone who controls resources and expenditures

stage director

n. someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show

proctor, monitor

n. someone who supervises (an examination)

admonisher, monitor, reminder

n. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

direct

v. be in charge of

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

oversee, supervise, superintend, manage

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

preside

v. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

precede, lead

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate

v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

intervene

v. occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

tone, inflect, modulate

v. vary the pitch of one's speech

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