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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The props, theatrical at times, seemed to aggravate Waters, then the Democratic chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This comes after Xi welcomed Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s biggest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), in Beijing last month, telling her that China will never tolerate independence for Taiwan.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 May 2026
In an audio recording from June 2, 2025, obtained by the Houston Chronicle, Bingaman lamented that his plans for regulation of non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, or NADOs, kept hitting a wall with his boss, funeral commission chairwoman Kristin Tips.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Before running for Congress, Matsui was chairwoman of the board for Sacramento public television station KVIE.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This comes after Xi welcomed Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s biggest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), in Beijing last month, telling her that China will never tolerate independence for Taiwan.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 May 2026
In an audio recording from June 2, 2025, obtained by the Houston Chronicle, Bingaman lamented that his plans for regulation of non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, or NADOs, kept hitting a wall with his boss, funeral commission chairwoman Kristin Tips.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Before running for Congress, Matsui was chairwoman of the board for Sacramento public television station KVIE.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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