chairman

noun chair·man \ -mən \

|Updated on: 18 Jul 2018

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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

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Rob Manning, the chairman of the system’s board of trustees, said in a statement announcing the increase.

— deirdre fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, "Tuition at UMass system to increase by 2.5 percent," 14 July 2018
Gohmert tried to shout over him and the committee chairman vainly tried to restore order.

— author: eric tucker, mary clare jalonick, Anchorage Daily News, "FBI agent clashes with GOP at hearing on Russia probe," 13 July 2018
McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has made countering cyberwarfare one of the panel's priorities.

— ronald j. hansen, azcentral, "Arizona servers used by Russian hackers to monitor Democrats, feds say," 13 July 2018
Where Upper Chesapeake was concerned, Schneider was the ultimate volunteer and also the ultimate visionary, according to two Upper Chesapeake board members who professed their mutual respect for the former chairman.

— allan vought, The Aegis, "A visionary volunteer steps away from leading Harford's hospitals," 13 July 2018
Tom Dabertin, the chairman of Pierogi Fest in Whiting, said.

— becky jacobs, Post-Tribune, "Whiting's Pierogi Fest settles with East Coast event in trademark dispute," 13 July 2018
Forbes reported that the latest incident involving the chairman took place on a May call arranged between company executives and Laundry Service, a media agency, as a role-playing exercise for Schnatter to prevent future public relations missteps.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "Papa John's Chairman John Schnatter quits after coming under fire for racial slur," 12 July 2018
Among them: The ancestors of Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor who is leading the effort to establish a Ford campus at the Michigan Central Station and in surrounding blocks.

— john gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Here's what you might not know about Corktown's history," 9 July 2018
But when the mayor was allowed three appointments in 2013, that made six of the 11 members political appointees (three had always been appointed by the chairman of the Common Council and the original seventh was the city comptroller).

— bruce vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Supreme Court gives Milwaukee police greater voice on pension board," 6 July 2018

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First Known Use of chairman

1592

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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chairman Synonyms

Synonyms

chair, chairperson, moderator, president, presider, speaker;

Related Words

chairwoman;

cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident;

chairman

verb

Definition of chairman

chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning

transitive verb

: chair 3

Recent Examples of chairman from the Web

With board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom preferring to wield his influence off-camera, U of L fans are looking to you for leadership.

— tim sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville's new president has a hard job ahead of her, but it's not impossible," 7 Apr. 2018
The new procedure appears to reflect the desire of board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom and interim President Greg Postel to consolidate power.

— tim sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville shifts final approval of coaches from athletics to board of trustees," 27 Mar. 2018
Interim university President Postel is handling the interviewing process, with input from board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom.

— jeff greer, The Courier-Journal, "Sources: Vince Tyra surfaces as likely U of L interim AD; 2 internal candidates also finalists," 3 Oct. 2017
Board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom said the board was unanimous in its support of Postel suspending Jurich and Pitino, though it was later revealed Grissom's one-on-one polling may have violated state law.

— jeff greer, The Courier-Journal, "This is how Tom Jurich could be reinstated as University of Louisville's athletic director," 5 Oct. 2017

First Known Use of chairman

1888

in the meaning defined above

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CHAIRMAN Defined for English Language Learners

chairman

noun

Definition of chairman for English Language Learners

: the person (especially a man) who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or event
: the person who is in charge of a company or organization

CHAIRMAN Defined for Kids

chairman

noun chair·man \ ˈcher-mən \

Definition of chairman for Students

plural chairmen \-mən\

1 : chair 2

2 : a person who is in charge of a company

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chairmanship

\-ˌship\ noun

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