chair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chairperson, man, or woman, convenor, coordinator, moderator, speaker, master of ceremonies, MC, emcee, toastmaster, roastmaster (sl.); seat (See furniture); professorship, judgeship, fellowship. See… … English dictionary for students
endowed — adjective Pertaining to an endowment, as with an endowed chair at a university … Wiktionary
Chair (official) — Chair is a term frequently used for the highest office in an assembly such as a committee, commission, or board. The term is also applied to the holder of the office. While the term chairman remains in widespread use, chairperson , and chair have … Wikipedia
Chair of Conveyancing, Glasgow — Chair of Conveyancing University of Glasgow Incumbent Robert Rennie since 1993 … Wikipedia
Chair — This article is about furniture. For other uses, see Chair (disambiguation). Vincent s Chair by Vincent van Gogh … Wikipedia
chair — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of furniture ⇨ See also ↑armchair ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), cushioned, padded, plush, soft, upholstered … Collocations dictionary
Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics — The Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England. The endowment came from the engineer Charles Frederick Beyer, a generous supporter of the University.The… … Wikipedia
Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics — The Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England. The chair was founded by an endowment of £3,600 from one John Richardson, in 1890. The endowment was… … Wikipedia
Bridgnorth Endowed School — Infobox UK school name = Bridgnorth Endowed School size = latitude = longitude = dms = motto = motto pl = established = 1503 approx = closed = c approx = type = Voluntary comprehensive religion = president = head label = Headteacher head = Pamela … Wikipedia
Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics — The Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England. In 1870 Samuel Fielden, a wealthy mill owner from Todmorden, donated £150 to Owen s College (as the… … Wikipedia