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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

/ 藞迟蕛蓻蓹尘蓹苍 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 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

  • 藞肠丑补颈谤尘补苍藢蝉丑颈辫, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chairman1

First recorded in 1645鈥55; chair + -man
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The two economies are complementary as most trade is for products produced in both countries, said Emilio Cadena, CEO of Prodensa and chairman of the board of the U.S.-Mexico Foundation.

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Mr Gates has gradually stepped back from the company this century, resigning as chief executive in 2000 and as chairman in 2014.

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He鈥檚 a former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman, state senator and veteran of decades of presidential politics.

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The former CEO of the Timpson Group, which provides key cutting and shoe repair services, is known for hiring ex-offenders and is a former chairman of the Prison Reform Trust.

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Since taking over as chairman of the communications agency, Carr has revived news bias complaints and launched probes into diversity initiatives at Comcast and Disney.

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