#3500
seat, chair
→
chief, boss
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | chair | |
| meaning 1 | item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (often with definite article) someone who presides over a meeting, board | Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions. |
| reference | OED English Wiktionary | |
| comment | also written Chair Clipping of chairperson. |
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