chair vs place

chair and place both are nouns.

chair and place both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chair	Yes	No	Yes	No
place	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, place is a hypernym of chair; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than chair:

chair: the position of professor
place: a job in an organization

Other hypernyms of chair include berth, office, position, post, situation.

chair (noun)	place (noun)
the position of professor	a job in an organization
a seat for one person, with a support for the back	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person	an abstract mental location
a particular seat in an orchestra	the passage that is being read
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization	a blank area
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
	a general vicinity
	a public square with room for pedestrians
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	any area set aside for a particular purpose
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	where you live at a particular time
	proper or designated social situation
	a particular situation
	proper or appropriate position or location

chair (verb)	place (verb)
preside over	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university	assign a rank or rating to
	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
	estimate
	sing a note with the correct pitch
	to arrange for
	assign to a station
	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	locate
	assign a location to
	make an investment
	assign to (a job or a home)
	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	identify the location or place of

Difference between chair and place

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