chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən 
plural chairwomen
: a woman who serves as chairperson
the committee's chairwoman
the chairwoman of the university's physics department
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Since his death in 2007, Hendricks has been the chairwoman and sole owner.
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Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2024
President Joe Biden’s campaign chairwoman, Jen O’Malley Dillon, and two other top advisers are set to meet with Senate Democrats at a special caucus lunch meeting at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 July 2024
Dolores Orr, the chairwoman of Queens Community Board 14, said local residents have been calling on the Education Department to make swimming a requirement.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
The former chairwoman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America has been friendly with Van Noten since the association honored him with its International Designer of the Year Award in 2008.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 23 June 2024
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Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2024
President Joe Biden’s campaign chairwoman, Jen O’Malley Dillon, and two other top advisers are set to meet with Senate Democrats at a special caucus lunch meeting at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 July 2024
Dolores Orr, the chairwoman of Queens Community Board 14, said local residents have been calling on the Education Department to make swimming a requirement.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
The former chairwoman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America has been friendly with Van Noten since the association honored him with its International Designer of the Year Award in 2008.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 23 June 2024
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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