The one in it runs the meeting (5)

I believe the answer is:

chair

(Other definitions for chair that I've seen before include "Single seat" , "Senior academic post" , "Professorship" , "Seat (of learning?)" , "Professoriate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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