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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 Bonta, who is NIRPC’s chairman this year, said there’s plenty of extra space in the parking lot even when NIRPC has its full commission meetings. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 But Gaudenzi, re-elected for a second term in 2023, was not the first ATP Tour chairman to have this idea. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 In the years that followed, Platner learned to farm oysters by hand, served as a local harbormaster and planning-board chairman, bought a house, got married, and quit smoking. — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 The sport’s second season kicked off with some new investors—Milwaukee Brewers chairman and owner Mark Attansio and execs from the Minor League Baseball ownership group Ryan Sanders Baseball. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairman

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Chadema deputy chairperson John Heche said the officials were arrested over planned protests this month that failed to materialize because of a heavy police presence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Iqbal Ismail, chairperson of the eThekwini Clothing and Leather Association, said that clothing factories in the garment manufacturing hub of Newcastle are already shutting down operations.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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Thomas will report to the Braves on Tuesday while Falter will begin his Braves’ tenure with Triple-A Gwinnett, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Saturday.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Lynsi Snyder, In-N-Out's president, said in a statement posted on social media that an employee was shot and killed.

— Vanessa Navarrete, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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Evidently, some of it was pretty heated, with dozens of replies removed by moderators.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
Once the film concluded, Nahmias and Markle joined moderator Jessica Radloff to speak about the ins and outs of the film, and what Cookie Queens means.

— Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

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