Roleset chair.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to preside over as a chairperson":

Roles:

Arg0:chair


Arg1:institution

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
The defense lawyers ' group formed a task force [*ICH*-1] [*ICH*-3] this week , chaired [*] by New York attorney Gerald Lefcourt , [0] [*T*-2] to deal with the matter .
REL:	chaired
Arg1:	[*] -> The defense lawyers ' group
Arg0-by:	New York attorney Gerald Lefcourt

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


transitive (-)
No individual illustrated this mix of power more [*ICH*-2] yesterday than Sen. Daniel Inouye ( D. , Hawaii ) , who [*T*-1] chairs the Senate defense subcommittee .
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> who -> Sen. Daniel Inouye
REL:	chairs
Arg1:	the Senate defense subcommittee