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
Jerry Reinsdorf, chairman of the White Sox and Bulls, made a visit to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in April to lobby for government help in getting CHSN on the air with Comcast in Chicago.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Polle currently serves as deputy chairman of the TV section of the German Producers Alliance.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
House Select Committee on the CCP chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for example, called on the banks to drop their deal with CATL.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Thunder chairman Clayton Bennett and head coach Mark Daigneault were the first ones to accept the Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded to the Western Conference champions to an raucous crowd on hand in Oklahoma City.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Polle currently serves as deputy chairman of the TV section of the German Producers Alliance.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
House Select Committee on the CCP chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for example, called on the banks to drop their deal with CATL.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Thunder chairman Clayton Bennett and head coach Mark Daigneault were the first ones to accept the Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded to the Western Conference champions to an raucous crowd on hand in Oklahoma City.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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Trump has additionally proposed a 12 percent budget cut to the Smithsonian that would leave both the Anacostia Community Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino unfunded, and has appointed himself chairperson of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 June 2025
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What do other experts say? Margherita Fontana, a dentist and the chairperson of the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics at the University of Michigan, said fluoride is used in the United States in a way that is safe and effective.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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In documents submitted to the court this week, the president’s lawyers argued that such conditions did exist in Los Angeles, making the deployments legal.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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While the president, first lady and other MAGA A-listers received a mixed reception, drag performers Tara Hoot, Mari Con Carne, Ricky Rosé and Vagenesis entered to applause and cheers from the crowd.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The moderator and the three speakers consisted of: Moderator: Dr. Kilian M Pohl, AI4MH Lead, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Labs and Incubator) and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The tension at Dorchester’s packed Prince Hall started as the moderator, Yawu Miller of Flipside News, was posing a rather loaded question about immigration to the four candidates taking part in the second forum of the mayoral race, Kraft, Mayor Michelle Wu, Domingos DaRosa, and Robert Cappucci.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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