chairperson

noun

chair·​per·​son ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn 

plural chairpersons or chairpeople

1

: the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event

2

: the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)

Synonyms of chairperson

• chairman
• president
• moderator
• presider

Examples of chairperson in a Sentence

A new chairperson for the committee has not yet been appointed.

the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak

Recent Examples on the Web

The panel’s members include the secretaries of agriculture, interior and the Army, the chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the administrators of both the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. —Matthew Brown, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026

In order for the resolutions to pass, 16 county board members need to agree, chairperson Jeffrey Schleif said. —Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026

At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

The conservancy’s chairperson, Kasey Austin-Tibbets, and Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who’s on the group’s board, were among officials who held a news conference Thursday, March 5, in Fresno to decry the use of the compost, the Fresno Bee reported. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chairperson

• layperson
• salesperson
• businessperson
• person
• worsen

Kids Definition

chairperson

noun

chair·​per·​son -ˌpər-sən 

: chair sense 2c