take the chair

verb

To chair; to preside over as chairperson.

“I took the chair at the meeting.”

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Meanings

verbtake the chair (third-person singular simple present takes the chair, present participle taking the chair, simple past took the chair, past participle taken the chair)

present singular third person takes the chair · participle present taking the chair · past took the chair · participle past taken the chair

  1. figurativelyTo chair; to preside over as chairperson.

    I took the chair at the meeting.

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APA

take the chair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20chair

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the chair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20chair.

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