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
Examples of chairman in a Sentence
Noun
the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order
Recent Examples on the Web
Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
General Mark Milley, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
See All Example Sentences for chairman
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
They're hired by Wang, chairman of the Danshokai organization, to take out Lu, but their mission is cut short when Sakamoto and Shin intervene.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
General Mark Milley, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
Emmerich was promoted to chairman the following year.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
See All Example Sentences for chairman
Cite this Entry
“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share