chairperson
noun
chair·per·son
ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural chairpersons
1
: the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event
2
: the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)
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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
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Schwartz previously served as the chairperson for Legislative District 30.
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Attorney Stephen Thomas, who is chairperson for the Florida Workers’ Alliance political committee and, according to 2022 tax filings, the director of the Florida Consumer Alliance, a 501(c)(4) that gave $17,500 to End the Corruption, did not immediately respond to the Herald’s request for comment.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Attorney Stephen Thomas, who is chairperson for the Florida Workers’ Alliance political committee and, according to 2022 tax filings, the director of the Florida Consumer Alliance, a 501(c)(4) that gave $17,500 to End the Corruption, did not immediately respond to the Herald’s request for comment.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
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