as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Recent Examples of chairmen
What is clear now is that there is an expectation from owners, chairmen and sporting directors that the manager or head coach (the title is irrelevant on this point) will be out on the grass every day, rather than leaving training sessions largely to his backroom staff.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released joint statements, along with their respective Democratic ranking members, calling for additional information from the Pentagon in light of the new reporting.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
This marks a reunion of the duo who both served as co-chairmen and CEOs of PMK*BNC before Nyman’s 2018 exit.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro praised the deal in a joint statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2025
The two chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pledged cooperation with other allies and partners to maintain the security of the Indo-Pacific and deter potential threats, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.
—CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
But what’s interesting in those four examples is that two of the FCC chairmen were Democrats – Fly and Minow – and two were Republicans – Powell and Carr.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Unlike company CFOs who seek board approval, Hines and her co-executive sponsor, Commissioner Rebecca Sullivan of the Department of Administrative Services, had to present their budget request to the governor’s office and to state legislators, including chairmen and budget directors of both houses.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released joint statements, along with their respective Democratic ranking members, calling for additional information from the Pentagon in light of the new reporting.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
This marks a reunion of the duo who both served as co-chairmen and CEOs of PMK*BNC before Nyman’s 2018 exit.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro praised the deal in a joint statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2025
The two chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pledged cooperation with other allies and partners to maintain the security of the Indo-Pacific and deter potential threats, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.
—CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
But what’s interesting in those four examples is that two of the FCC chairmen were Democrats – Fly and Minow – and two were Republicans – Powell and Carr.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Unlike company CFOs who seek board approval, Hines and her co-executive sponsor, Commissioner Rebecca Sullivan of the Department of Administrative Services, had to present their budget request to the governor’s office and to state legislators, including chairmen and budget directors of both houses.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairmen
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The proxy statement lists an annual retainer of $125,000 to non-employee directors, with additional compensation for the lead director and chairpersons of committees.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
18 Dec. 2025
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The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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The law requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying forces and to end military action within 60 to 90 days absent authorization — limits that presidents of both parties have routinely stretched.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Four living ex-presidents attended his funeral.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tesla, which first launched a driverless robotaxi service in Austin in June, recently removed the safety moderators sitting in front passenger seats of the driverless vehicles and doubled its fleet operating in the city.—
From staff,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Chairmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairmen. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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