"take the chair" meaning in All languages combined

See take the chair on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes the chair [present, singular, third-person], taking the chair [participle, present], took the chair [past], taken the chair [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the chair}} take the chair (third-person singular simple present takes the chair, present participle taking the chair, simple past took the chair, past participle taken the chair)
  1. (figuratively) To chair; to preside over as chairperson. Tags: figuratively Related terms: take a chair
    Sense id: en-take_the_chair-en-verb-PsUVBNIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To chair; to preside over as chairperson."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_the_chair-en-verb-PsUVBNIC",
      "links": [
        [
          "chair",
          "chair"
        ],
        [
          "preside",
          "preside"
        ],
        [
          "chairperson",
          "chairperson"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To chair; to preside over as chairperson."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "take a chair"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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        "participle",
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    },
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        "To chair; to preside over as chairperson."
      ],
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          "chair",
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        "(figuratively) To chair; to preside over as chairperson."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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