VocabJLPT N2
chair
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. chair
  2. 2. chairman
  3. 3. Speaker (politics)
A noun meaning "chairperson" or "president" of a meeting, assembly, or deliberative body. This person is responsible for moderating discussions and keeping order during formal meetings such as parliamentary sessions or committee meetings. It is a formal title used in governmental and organizational contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

See, the chair is obsessing over the clock again!

Sentence 2

The afternoon emergency session was suspended at the chair's discretion.

Sentence 3

What exactly is the chair's priority here?

Sentence 4

I think the chair doesn't like my proposal — or am I imagining things?

Sentence 5

If the chair is too pushy, the debate just becomes a formality, don't you think?