as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Recent Examples of chairman
Although Kontoor Brands president, CEO, and chairman Scott Baxter said Lee was positioned to return to revenue growth in the second half of 2026, the brand has struggled to articulate a clear identity.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
This tribute is rendered by no less a figure than John Bayley, a literary critic and novelist himself, a past chairman of the Booker Prize Committee, an Oxford professor, and Iris’s husband of 43 years.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Brandon Shoupe, the Houston County Commission chairman, declined to comment, citing the pending legal matter.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Hopefully, the next chairman of the Federal Reserve understands this history lesson.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
This tribute is rendered by no less a figure than John Bayley, a literary critic and novelist himself, a past chairman of the Booker Prize Committee, an Oxford professor, and Iris’s husband of 43 years.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Brandon Shoupe, the Houston County Commission chairman, declined to comment, citing the pending legal matter.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Hopefully, the next chairman of the Federal Reserve understands this history lesson.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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The chairperson of Queens Community Board 9, Sherry Algredo, traveled to Lakhwinder’s home to offer her condolences for his housemate’s death.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The 17-year-old model was among the first to arrive the evening of May 4 with her mother, who is one of the co-chairs of the Costume Institute benefit along with Beyoncé, Venus Williams and lead chairperson Anna Wintour, Vogue's global editorial director.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The strong exports helped to mitigate the weaknesses in domestic demand, but not enough to fully offset it, said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Backlash to the president’s aggressive second term agenda has energized Democrats and helped fuel the party's victories nationwide in off-year and special elections throughout 2025 and 2026.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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In a debate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Iowa this month, one of the moderators, Erin Murphy, asked the candidates, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, both state legislators, a reasonable, if downbeat, question.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Near the end of the debate, co-moderator and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas groaned as candidates talked over each other while trying to answer a question that was supposed to elicit a yes or no response.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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