Definition of chairman
1a : the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or eventb : the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)
2 : a carrier of a sedan chair
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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
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Roger Taylor is vice chairman of Amherst Holdings, a real estate investment and advisory firm.
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Appearing with the ministers and echoing many of their comments was Robin Hayes, chairman of the N.C. Republican Party.
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Silent Shareholder Sam Jonah, who was non-executive chairman of Moto at the time, said the company only dealt with Mahuku and, to his knowledge, Zoe had no involvement in the business.
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Dave Seman, chairman of the Jarrettsville/Norrisville CAB, encouraged people to visit the project website or call Transource at 1-800-440-4213 to express their views.
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Since Howard Buffett moved to the Decatur area in 1992 to become a corporate vice president and assistant to the chairman at agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland, the city has been home, at least part of the time.
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In other matters, Bob Krebes, chairman of Friends of Robinson Lake, told the board the fishing deck at Robinson Lake will not be completed this year, due to finances and time.
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AT&T lost in court, but the FCC started preparing to reverse its own Title II net neutrality decision after Republican Ajit Pai became the commission's chairman this year.
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Others in the race include Steve Hunt, a North Laurel resident who has lived in the county since 2000 and currently serves as the chairman of the Howard County Board of Appeals, which hears cases related to zoning issues.
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First Known Use of chairman
1592
chairman
Definition of chairman
chairmaned
orchairmanned
;chairmaning
orchairmanning
transitive verb
: chair 3
First Known Use of chairman
1888
CHAIRMAN Defined for English Language Learners
chairman
playDefinition of chairman for English Language Learners
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: the person (especially a man) who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or event
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: the person who is in charge of a company or organization
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