chairperson

chair·per·son

noun \-ˌpər-s^ən\

Definition of CHAIRPERSON

: chairman 1

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

Related Words: chairwoman; cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident

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Rhymes with CHAIRPERSON

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