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chairman
[ chair-muhn ]
noun
- the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university.
- someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair.
verb (used with object)
- to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).
chairman
/ ˈʃɛəə /
noun
- Also calledchairpersonfemchairwoman a person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc
- history someone who carries a sedan chair
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Gender Note
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, noun
Example Sentences
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.
Alistair Wylie, interim chairman of UHI Perth's management board, said provision of higher and further education remained central to the institution's mission.
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.
Committee chairman Nick Mathison of Alliance expressed concerns about the "level of risk" if a special school lost its nurse.
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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