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
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Examples of chairman in a Sentence
Noun
the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024
The chairman of the Supreme Tribal Committee in Gaza, Abu Salman al-Moghani, told The Post that, for the clans, working with the Israelis was off the table.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Clark Hunt, chairman and co-owner of the Chiefs is a Dallas native who attended college at SMU.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
At the time, the Bad Boy Entertainment owner was a chairman for the cable television network.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Davis will replace David Bangs, a retired chairman of Graduate Studies in Education at Harding University, who has been working as interim superintendent.
—Danny Shameer, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Mott Smith, chairman of the Council of Infill Builders, said more must be done to increase the number of new homes in Los Angeles and cited the storm water decision as the kind of steps government should take.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is supposed to act like an impartial referee, balancing the interests of utilities and customers − both large industrial users and average Ohioans paying their electrical bills.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
But Sheehy, a newcomer backed by Montana Republican senator and Senate campaign chairman Steve Daines, will give him trouble.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Mar. 2024
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
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, 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, 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, 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, 5 Oct. 2017
Noun
The chief executive stepped down; the chairman, Romeo Lacher, apologized.
—Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024
The chairman of the Supreme Tribal Committee in Gaza, Abu Salman al-Moghani, told The Post that, for the clans, working with the Israelis was off the table.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Clark Hunt, chairman and co-owner of the Chiefs is a Dallas native who attended college at SMU.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
At the time, the Bad Boy Entertainment owner was a chairman for the cable television network.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Davis will replace David Bangs, a retired chairman of Graduate Studies in Education at Harding University, who has been working as interim superintendent.
—Danny Shameer, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Mott Smith, chairman of the Council of Infill Builders, said more must be done to increase the number of new homes in Los Angeles and cited the storm water decision as the kind of steps government should take.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is supposed to act like an impartial referee, balancing the interests of utilities and customers − both large industrial users and average Ohioans paying their electrical bills.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
But Sheehy, a newcomer backed by Montana Republican senator and Senate campaign chairman Steve Daines, will give him trouble.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Mar. 2024
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
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, 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, 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, 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, 5 Oct. 2017
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