chairman

noun chair·man \ -mən \

Updated on: 9 May 2018

Definition of chairman

plural chairmen

1 a : the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event

b : the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)

2 : a carrier of a sedan chair

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chairmanship

play \-ˌship\ noun

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Examples of chairman in a Sentence

the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order

Recent Examples of chairman from the Web

One of the people who spoke said the questioning focused entirely on two officials from Trump’s campaign who have been indicted by Mueller: Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort’s longtime deputy, Rick Gates.

— tom lobianco, BostonGlobe.com, "Mueller team questions Trump confidant Tom Barrack," 6 May 2018
One of the people who spoke to AP said the questioning focused entirely on two officials from Trump's campaign who have been indicted by Mueller: Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's longtime deputy, Rick Gates.

— Fox News, "Mueller team questions Trump friend Tom Barrack," 5 May 2018
One of the people who spoke to AP said the questioning focused entirely on two officials from Trump's campaign who have been indicted by Mueller: Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's onetime deputy, Rick Gates.

— NBC News, "Mueller team questions longtime Trump friend Tom Barrack," 5 May 2018
One of the people who spoke to AP said the questioning focused entirely on two officials from Trump’s campaign who have been indicted by Mueller: Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort’s longtime deputy, Rick Gates.

— jonathan lemire, Philly.com, "Mueller team questions Trump friend Tom Barrack," 5 May 2018
Sam Clovis, a former Trump campaign national co-chairman who went on to become White House liaison to the USDA, is departing the Trump administration and returning home to Iowa, Politico reports.

— adam k. raymond, Daily Intelligencer, "Sam Clovis, Trump Aide Caught Up in Russia Probe, Leaves USDA Job," 4 May 2018
The state Republican Party chairman, Blaise Ingoglia, is a colleague of Moraitis’ in the state House of Representatives.

— anthony man, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward GOP chairman ducks controversy over speaker who mocked Parkland students," 4 May 2018
Named for the bank’s founder, chairman, president and CEO, the Haskins Center also offers entrepreneurs low-cost office space and access to resources, networks and other amenities.

— baltimoresun.com, "Harbor Bank of Maryland opens center for community and economic development," 3 May 2018
Its supporters include DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, a Paine graduate and the college’s current board chairman, and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.

— eric stirgus, ajc, "Georgia colleges: Businessman gives Paine College $1 million," 3 May 2018

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