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

Mirror Entertainment will be headed by chairperson Tung Cheng-yu, who is also the CEO of Mirror Fiction. —Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025

With 34 seconds left in Saturday night’s homecoming shellacking of Wake Forest, Florida State president Richard McCullough and board of trustees chairperson Peter Collins bro-hugged in their garnet jackets just past the north end zone. —Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

The public utilities board would have nine members, Hegendeffer said, with a chairperson, vice-chair, secretary and specific requirements for prior experience in utilities management. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025

Now, with the two new appointments, the board will need a new chairperson. —Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 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