chair
1 noun FURN seatcathaoir fem5 leather chair cathaoir leathair 2 noun BUS-ADM chairpersoncathaoirleach masc1 Úna is chair of the committee is í Úna cathaoirleach an choiste, tá Úna ina cathaoirleach ar an gcoisteShow full entry
3 noun BUS-ADM position of chairpersoncathaoirleacht fem3 he took the chair at the meeting chuaigh seisean sa chathaoir ag an gcruinniú, rinne seisean cathaoirleacht ar an gcruinniú 4 noun ED professorshipollúnacht fem3 cathaoir fem5 she was appointed to the chair of engineering ceapadh í in ollúnacht na hinnealtóireachta 5 noun informal (especially US) for executioncathaoir leictreach he was very lucky he didn't get the chair bhí an t-ádh dearg air nach bhfuair sé an chathaoir leictreach 6 verb take charge of meeting etc
TRANSITIVEcathaoirleacht a dhéanamh arto chair a meeting cathaoirleacht a dhéanamh ar chruinniú
INTRANSITIVEcathaoirleacht a dhéanamhtéigh sa chathaoirI'll chair if necessary déanfaidh mise cathaoirleacht más gá, rachaidh mise sa chathaoir más gá