A sitter employs one (5 letters)

{ Answer }

CHAIR

{ Related Clues }

Item in a West Potomac Park memorial
Preside over a meeting
Going-to-Jerusalem prop
Follower of easy or high
Saarinen's tulip, e.g.
Committee leader
Conduct, in a way
Presiding officer
Council honcho
Take the gavel
Morris or electric
Drastic sentence, with "the"
Position of authority
Committee head
Professorship, e.g.
Bergère, e.g.
Rocking ___
Run a meeting
Professorship
Preside at a meeting
Morris or high
Preside over
Run, as a meeting

{ Tags }

bergere, chair, committee, easy, eg, employs, going, head, high, jerusalem, leader, meeting, morris, over, potomac, preside, professorship, run, sitter, take, tulip

{ Notes }

The answer CHAIR is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CHAIR as a noun:

1. a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

2. (professorship, chair) = the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

3. (president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson) = the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

4. (electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat) = an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

CHAIR as a verb:

1. (chair, chairman) = act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

2. (moderate, chair, lead) = preside over; "John moderated the discussion"