to be in the chair
21go\ to\ the\ chair — v. phr. To be executed in the electric chair. After many stays of execution, the criminal finally had to go to the chair …
22take the chair — If you take the chair, your become the chairman or chairwoman of a committee, etc …
23in the chair — Acting as the chairperson of a meeting • • • Main Entry: ↑chair …
24Socialism of the chair — Socialism So cial*ism, n. [Cf. F. socialisme.] A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often… …
25take the chair — To preside over a meeting as chairperson • • • Main Entry: ↑chair * * * act as chairperson …
26socialism of the chair — Professorial socialism, the doctrines of a school of political economists (c.1872) in Germany whose aim was mainly to better the condition of the working classes by factory acts, savings banks, insurance against sickness and old age, etc • • •… …
27take the chair — If you take the chair, your become the chairman or chairwoman of a committee, etc. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
28be in the chair — index preside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29hold the chair — index moderate (preside over), preside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30occupy the chair — index manage, officiate, preside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …