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

Weeks after the ban, Beijing imposed the national security law that was later used to prosecute Lee, the alliance's former chairperson, and Chow, a former vice chair. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

The latest suspects include a former lawmaker, the chairperson of a state bank’s board and the head of the bank’s supervisory board, as well as a deputy head of the presidential office, the agency said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The latest suspects include a deputy head of the presidential office, a former lawmaker, the chairperson of a state bank’s board and the head of that bank’s supervisory board, among others, the agency said. — Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Najam Sethi and Zaka Ashraf, two former PCB chairpersons, headed subsequent ad hoc management committees over the next year before the incumbent, Mohsin Naqvi, was elected to the position in February 2024. — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 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