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noun chair·man \ -mən \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

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

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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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West Brom chairman John Williams described the transfer as a fantastic one for the club.

— SI.com, "West Brom Announce the Signing of Grzegorz Krychowiak From PSG on Loan," 30 Aug. 2017
In addition, the board is recommending the $2 million property tax abatement put in place in 2016 to offset the sales tax increase for residents be removed, said Mike Wik, the board's chairman.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Advisory board recommends doubling sales tax, tossing property tax abatement," 29 Aug. 2017
AP Indian policemen detain Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, during a protest in Srinagar on June 9.

— TIME.com, "Capturing Conflict, and Covering Home, in Kashmir," 29 Aug. 2017
Mike Dunbar, general manager of Emerald Bay Service District and chairman of the four-agency committee, said in a phone interview that the costs do not require unanimous approval.

— bryce alderton, Daily Pilot, "Wastewater agencies' feud escalates as Moulton Niguel district countersues over sewage plant costs," 29 Aug. 2017
This year's honorees: THE NEAL SHINE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY REGIONAL LEADERSHIP Gene Gargaro, longtime attorney and chairman of the board of directors for the Detroit Institute of Arts.

— detroit free press staff, Detroit Free Press, "2017 Shining Light winners: Strong leaders, deep commitment," 27 Aug. 2017
Kelly, a retired general, took over for former Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus (ryns PREE'-bus), who was ousted in a shakeup at the Executive Mansion earlier this summer.

— Bloomberg.com, "Trump Calls Corker’s Comments ‘Strange’," 25 Aug. 2017
Dyer has been a member of the Fox Valley Chapter of the Model T Ford Club since 2001 and is chairman of the group's free-to-attend 45th annual Elgin National Road Race Car show.

— mike danahey, Elgin Courier-News, "Elgin Road Race remembered with car show Saturday," 24 Aug. 2017
That board’s chairman, University of Massachusetts professor emeritus Joseph Larson, says the state had solid information on the rattlesnake.

— elodie reed, The Christian Science Monitor, "How one town learned to live with venomous rattlesnakes," 18 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of chairman

1592

chairman Synonyms

Synonyms

chair, chairperson, moderator, president, presider, prolocutor, speaker

Related Words

chairwoman; cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident

chairman

verb

Definition of chairman

chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning

transitive verb

:chair 3

First Known Use of chairman

1888

CHAIRMAN Defined for English Language Learners

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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

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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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