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• meeting — meet‧ing [ˈmiːtɪŋ] noun [countable] an event at which people meet to talk and decide things: • We had a meeting yesterday to discuss progress. • It was decided to hold a shareholders meeting later this month. • Two of the directors refused to… …   Financial and business terms

• chair — [[t]tʃe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ chairs, chairing, chaired 1) N COUNT A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and four legs. He rose from his chair and walked to the window. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of/in n At a university, a …   English dictionary

• meeting — noun 1 when people come together to discuss/decide sth ADJECTIVE ▪ frequent, regular ▪ annual, biannual, biennial, daily, monthly, quarterly, weekly …   Collocations dictionary

• Meeting of Parishioners — Anglicanism portal The Meeting of Parishioners (also referred to as the Annual Vestry Meeting or (AVM)) is held yearly in every parish in the Church of England to elect Churchwardens and deputies (if any) for the forthcoming year. The meeting… …   Wikipedia

• chair — In the sense of presiding over a meeting, chair is widely used as a verb: The delegate was asked to chair the first session. Some linguists feel that chair may be used only informally in this function. They argue that if one can chair a meeting,… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• chair — 1. noun /tʃɛə(ɹ),tʃɛɹ/ a) An item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench …   Wiktionary

• Chair Model — The Office episode Michael and Dwight in the graveyard …   Wikipedia

• Chair — (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chair days — Chair Chair (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chair — Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chairing}.] 1. To place in a chair. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chair — [cher] n. [ME & OFr chaire < L cathedra: see CATHEDRA] 1. a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, having a back and, usually, four legs 2. a seat of authority or dignity 3. the position of a player in an instrumental section of a… …   English World dictionary