Thesaurus results for CHAIRPERSON

chairperson

noun

ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn

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as in chairman

a person in charge of a meeting the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak

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Recent Examples of chairperson Franklin Myers, chairperson of the company’s board since 2019, was appointed interim CEO of the company. —

Fortune Editors, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026 First, Amy Pascal, my co-chairperson at Sony, and Stacey Snider, the chairwoman at Universal Studios, while friends, had a 20-year rivalry. —

Pat Saperstein, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 Chantella Mitchell, a program director at the nonprofit New York Community Trust, will serve as board chairperson, Mamdani announced. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026 Apparel Export Council chairperson Fadel Marzouk said that Egyptian factories account for 63 percent of the country’s total garment exports, attributed to robust growth and the support of government entities such as the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Investment. —

Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairperson

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General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned Trump in the run-up to the invasion, but the president dismissed the warning, believing that Iran would capitulate instead.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
As chairman of the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees, Martins was instrumental in helping guide UCF into the Big 12 — a move that elevated the university’s national profile and changed the trajectory of UCF athletics and the university as a whole.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026