the presiding officer or highest-ranking official of an organization, committee, or state

Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976), founding father of the People's Republic of China and leader of the Chinese Communist Party.

to be present at or participate in a formal meeting, conference, ceremony, or social event

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

an official position or membership in a legislative or representative body

to be absent

the title of the head of state of China and several other nations

to sweep across or engulf a wide area like a powerful force

a raised platform for speakers or a presidium at a meeting or ceremony

to attend a meeting as a nonvoting delegate

a recognized place, position, or role within a particular field or context

witness stand or box

the area where the audience or spectators sit in a stadium or theater.

feast; banquet

banquet; feast

describes a venue, event, or banquet where every seat is occupied; a capacity crowd

the content of a conversation, or a series of spoken words

seat in a parliament or legislative assembly

summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)

a formal meal or feast for many people

to take one's seat

to sit on the ground or the floor

done or said without previous preparation; improvised

woven mat

to take one's place at a table or to attend a banquet

the Manchu Han imperial banquet, a legendary feast in the Qing dynasty

to leave a meeting, banquet, or assembly before it has concluded, often as a sign of protest or due to other commitments

inner-spring mattress (loanword from US mattress brand "Simmons")

German surname; Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist

soft seat (a class of travel on trains in China)

the end of a banquet

a bed or sleeping place (literary)

the seat or position at the end, typically reserved for the least senior or least important person

to reserve a seat for someone

hard seat (on a train)

during a banquet or formal meal; while sitting at a table for a meal.

to attend a formal banquet, such as for a wedding, funeral, or other major life event

to leave one's seat

Scheveningen, a seaside resort in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands

a place where one studies and teaches; the academic or teaching environment