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chairman

noun

ˈcher-mən

Definition of chairman

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 The house is in full expansion mode, said Elie Saab Jr, vice chairman and CEO of the Elie Saab Group. — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 Peter Kinder, chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, called on Ross to drop out of the race. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Jodie Foster, as a fixer, and Christopher Plummer, as the bank’s chairman, turn in scene-stealing supporting roles. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 The ad uses video of Rogers defending surveillance from his time as chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence. — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairman

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The closed runways won’t be reopened until the plane can be removed, according to the chairperson of the National transportation Safety Board.

— Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Company chief executive Gabriel Tirador was named to succeed him as chairperson.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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School president Wade Rousse issued a measured statement Friday morning and voted to clarify and enforce the SEC rule against signing former pro players.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Its interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qa’eda militant who led the rebel offensive that overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, has been struggling to rebuild a nation devastated by almost 14 years of civil war.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

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Although graphite has been used as a moderator in commercial nuclear reactors for decades, its behavior has to be demonstrated for each specific reactor design.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Goldberg returned as moderator alongside Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

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