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
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Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
At the time of the building’s construction, Clarence Everett Howard served as chairman of the Orange County school board of trustees and advocated for the inclusion of subjects such as music and art at a time when they were rarely treated as essential parts of public school curricula.
—Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
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
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Noun
Tribal leadership hopes to use the land to teach their younger generation about the band’s history, said Stephen Cope, chairman of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
At the time of the building’s construction, Clarence Everett Howard served as chairman of the Orange County school board of trustees and advocated for the inclusion of subjects such as music and art at a time when they were rarely treated as essential parts of public school curricula.
—Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
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
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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