chairman
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noun \-mən\Definition of CHAIRMAN
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a : the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event b : the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)
See Examples of CHAIRMAN
- the chairman of the airline company
- <the chairman called the meeting to order>
First Known Use of CHAIRMAN
1592
Related to CHAIRMAN
- Synonyms
- chair, chairperson, moderator, president, presider, prolocutor, speaker
2chairman
transitive verbchairmaned or chairmannedchairman·ing or chairman·ning
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