chairwoman

noun

chair·​wom·​an ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce chairwoman (audio)
plural chairwomen
: a woman who serves as chairperson
the committee's chairwoman
the chairwoman of the university's physics department

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Commissioner Christine King, who is also the commission chairwoman, declined to comment on the ICE agreement. Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025 Due to the enormous influx of guests, communities within a 200-mile radius of Kansas City will help host and house the large numbers, said Laura Maxwell, chairwoman of the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Board and co-chairwoman of the local World Cup Planning Team. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025 Liu is the chairwoman of Central Walk, which develops and operates commercial real estate in Asia and Canada, including the Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria, and Tsawwassen Mills Outlet Shopping Mall and Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo, British Columbia. David Moin, Footwear News, 27 May 2025 Lisa Su, chairwoman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), delivers the opening keynote speech at Computex 2024, Taiwan’s premier tech expo, in Taipei on June 3, 2024. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chairwoman

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chairwoman was in 1650

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“Chairwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairwoman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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chairwoman

noun
chair·​wom·​an -ˌwu̇m-ən How to pronounce chairwoman (audio)
: a woman who conducts a meeting

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