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
Executive chairman and founder David Portas and managing partner Donal McElwee, along with their team of 160 consultants and staff who have completed projects in more than 40 countries worldwide, will join the agency.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
Richemont chairman Johann Rupert described the year’s performance as robust.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
That correlation has decoupled somewhat in 2025, as Strategy’s bitcoin purchases have vastly increased in size following the Q3 2024 earnings call, where chairman Michael Saylor proposed a $42 billion capital raise for more bitcoin.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The column became part of the utility argument about bias when the Courant reported in February that a text message exchange between Gillett and one of the chairmen, State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Norwalk, suggests Gillett could have written a draft of the column.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
Richemont chairman Johann Rupert described the year’s performance as robust.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
That correlation has decoupled somewhat in 2025, as Strategy’s bitcoin purchases have vastly increased in size following the Q3 2024 earnings call, where chairman Michael Saylor proposed a $42 billion capital raise for more bitcoin.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The column became part of the utility argument about bias when the Courant reported in February that a text message exchange between Gillett and one of the chairmen, State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Norwalk, suggests Gillett could have written a draft of the column.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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The announcement of Steiner's appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS' Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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In 1995, American Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour—who now also serves as the Global Chief Content Officer and Artistic Director at Condé Nast, overseeing all their publications—became the Met Gala’s chairperson.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The president’s sweeping tax-cut bill, which had been stalled for days over infighting among Republican lawmakers over spending cuts, cleared the House Budget Committee and will advance toward possible passage in the House of Representatives later this week.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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During a press conference for The Phoenician Scheme at Cannes Film Festival, Anderson poked some holes in the president’s logic — or lack thereof.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2025
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Though moderators control questioning during such forums, too, candidates have a tendency to end up chiming in on each other’s answers when seated next to each other.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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The moderator asked her about her declaration, made eight years ago, to work with a female director every 18 months; in those eight years, she’s actually worked with 27 (in Australia, math is different).—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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