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

News was announced Thursday by HRTS Board of Directors prexy Tim McNeal, HRTS chairperson David Madden and HRTS CEO and HRTS Foundation chairperson Melissa Grego. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

Most other states along the route put signs up and began officially promoting it about 25 years ago, said Sherry Quamme, chairperson of the Wisconsin chapter of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission, which promotes the Great River Road. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Undeterred, Berkley reached out to then-Paramount chairperson Sherry Lansing and later sent in an audition tape, a bold move that would help her land the role of Phoebe LaVelle. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Forrest is a former BPC chairperson, too. —Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025

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