noun
1. the position of professor
e.g. he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
Synonym: professorship
2. a seat for one person, with a support for the back
e.g. he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
3. a particular seat in an orchestra
e.g. he is second chair violin
4. an instrument of execution by electrocution
resembles an ordinary seat for one person
e.g. the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
Synonym: electric chairdeath chairhot seat
5. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
e.g. address your remarks to the chairperson
Synonym: presidentchairmanchairwomanchairperson
noun
1. a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Synonym: group discussion
2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
Synonym: league
3. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
noun
1. a fastener that serves to join or connect
e.g. the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction
Synonym: linkuptietie-in
2. an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Synonym: data link
3. a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave)
part of a more extensive telecommunication network
Synonym: radio link
4. a channel for communication between groups
e.g. he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
Synonym: liaisoncontactinter-group communication
5. (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
6. a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
7. the means of connection between things linked in series
Synonym: nexus
8. a connecting shape
Synonym: connectionconnexion
9. the state of being connected
e.g. the connection between church and state is inescapable
Synonym: connectionconnectedness
adj
1. joined or linked together
2. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
Synonym: machine-accessible
3. plugged in
e.g. first check to see whether the appliance is connected
4. being joined in close association
e.g. affiliated clubs
all art schools whether independent or attached to universities
Synonym: affiliatedattached
5. wired together to an alarm system
e.g. all the window alarms are connected