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chairperson
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chair·per·son

noun \-ˌpər-sən\

Definition of CHAIRPERSON

: chairman 1
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Examples of CHAIRPERSON

  1. A new chairperson for the committee has not yet been appointed.
  2. <the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak>

First Known Use of CHAIRPERSON

1971

Related to CHAIRPERSON

Synonyms
chairman, chair, moderator, president, presider, prolocutor, speaker

Rhymes with CHAIRPERSON

craftsperson, draftsperson, first person, houseperson, in person, layperson, newsperson, nonperson, salesperson, spokesperson, third person, unperson

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