1
a
: a main division of a book
b
: something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit
a new chapter in my life
2
a
: a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house
b
: the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church
3
: a local branch of an organization
Examples of chapter in a Sentence
Chapter three deals with the country's economy.
Please read the first two chapters of your textbook for our next class.
Becoming a parent opened up a whole new chapter in my life.
a difficult chapter in European history
Recent Examples on the Web
The local chapter of the United Steelworkers Union, which had more than 600 members employed at the refinery, was fighting to get jobs back.
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Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Sources told Variety that multiple visions were pitched for the drama’s next chapter, including creator Sam Levinson proposing a time jump five years into the future.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Apr. 2024
Among the Marquette chapter's challenges will be organizing the different bargaining units based on their job classifications.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Like tectonic plates in the earthquake that punctuates that California-set chapter, Bonello’s narrative slips and slides, making the very premise on which the movie stands — along with the two main characters — shaky ground indeed.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Smiley asked about these legal fights, and Abdullah said that as nonprofits, the various chapters that belong to Black Lives Matter Grassroots wouldn’t be endorsing anyone in the 2024 race.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The middle chapter of the seven-episode saga even devotes itself to the production of a fictional movie about the Vietnam War, The Hamlet, where our protagonist, known only as the Captain, works as a technical advisor.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Her nonprofit Jane Goodall Institute in the U.S. is projected to raise $30 million this year, with additional millions raised by the other 25 chapters worldwide, a spokesman said.
—Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The gang leaders cannot be allowed to write the next chapter for Haiti.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Sources told Variety that multiple visions were pitched for the drama’s next chapter, including creator Sam Levinson proposing a time jump five years into the future.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Apr. 2024
Among the Marquette chapter's challenges will be organizing the different bargaining units based on their job classifications.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Like tectonic plates in the earthquake that punctuates that California-set chapter, Bonello’s narrative slips and slides, making the very premise on which the movie stands — along with the two main characters — shaky ground indeed.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Smiley asked about these legal fights, and Abdullah said that as nonprofits, the various chapters that belong to Black Lives Matter Grassroots wouldn’t be endorsing anyone in the 2024 race.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The middle chapter of the seven-episode saga even devotes itself to the production of a fictional movie about the Vietnam War, The Hamlet, where our protagonist, known only as the Captain, works as a technical advisor.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Her nonprofit Jane Goodall Institute in the U.S. is projected to raise $30 million this year, with additional millions raised by the other 25 chapters worldwide, a spokesman said.
—Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The gang leaders cannot be allowed to write the next chapter for Haiti.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapter. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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chapter
noun
chap·ter
ˈchap-tər 
1
a
: a main division of a book or of a law code
b
: something like a chapter in being a significant unit
a chapter in my life
2
: a local branch of an organization
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