plural chairmen
1
: a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson
the chairman of the board
the chairman of the college's English department
2
: a carrier of a sedan chair
chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning
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Examples of chairman in a Sentence
Noun
the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Jerry Colangelo, the former Phoenix Suns owner and chairman of USA Basketball, is their biggest backer and has the business school named after him.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
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Noun
In a statement, Donald Wagner, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, expressed mixed reaction about the results.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Jerry Colangelo, the former Phoenix Suns owner and chairman of USA Basketball, is their biggest backer and has the business school named after him.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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