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chairman

[ chair-muhn ]

noun

plural chairmen.
  1. the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
  2. the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university.
  3. someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair.


verb (used with object)

chairmaned or chairmanned, chairmaning or chairmanning.
  1. to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).

chairman

/ ˈʃɛəə /

noun

  1. Also calledchairpersonfemchairwoman a person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc
  2. history someone who carries a sedan chair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Chairman can seem inappropriate when applied to a woman, while chairwoman can be offensive. Chair and chairperson can be applied to either a man or a woman; chair is generally preferred to chairperson
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Gender Note

Is it chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson? See chairperson.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹾ˌ󾱱, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chairman1

First recorded in 1645–55; chair + -man
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As concerns around competency were aired by activists, party chairman Zia Yusuf confirmed Reform UK would be expanding its centre for excellence to train up new councillors.

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Alistair Wylie, interim chairman of UHI Perth's management board, said provision of higher and further education remained central to the institution's mission.

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Emanuel was previously Endeavor’s chief executive and became executive chairman of Endeavor’s WME Group earlier this year after the company was taken private by private equity backer Silver Lake.

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Committee chairman Nick Mathison of Alliance expressed concerns about the "level of risk" if a special school lost its nurse.

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Prof Tom Gillingwater, Edinburgh University's chairman of anatomy said repatriations were an important part of efforts to care for historical collections.

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