Synonyms of chair

chair

noun

ˈcher 

1

as in chairperson

a person in charge of a meeting

all questions and comments should be directed to the chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chairperson
• chairman
• moderator
• president
• presider
• speaker
• prolocutor
• chairwoman
• cochair
• cochairman
• cochairperson
• copresident
• cochairwoman

2

as in helm

the place of leadership or command

the chair of the English department at the university

Synonyms & Similar Words

• helm
• head
• forefront
• top
• headship
• rein(s)
• driver's seat
• seat
• directorship
• chairmanship
• presidency
• vanguard
• lead
• chieftainship
• throne
• jurisdiction
• deanship
• height
• dictatorship
• pedestal
• mastership
• governorship
• generalship
• kingship
• superintendency
• mastery
• pinnacle
• upper hand
• sway
• dominion
• dominance
• premiership
• commandership
• sovereignty
• presidentship
• eminence
• captainship
• sovranty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ranks

Examples of chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spring and summer polling in the race showed Republican Rep. Scott Perry, a former chair of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, in a single-digit race against Janelle Stelson, a former local news anchor. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024

Look at leaders like Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu, chair of the United Bank for Africa foundation. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024

Students gave speeches and denounced school leaders at the public event Monday afternoon, complete with a cutout of Stanford President Jonathan Levin’s head on a cardboard body in a chair with Palestinian flags and signs in red, black and green secured to the wall behind them. —Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024

The glamping tents also have hammocks, a fire pit, an outdoor grill, a picnic table, and camping chairs. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024