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
Additionally, Corrinne McIntosh Sako, the chairperson of the board, urged the county supervisors to support the region’s behavioral health mobile crisis response team.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Throughout her career, the elder Austin released over 50 home video workouts and served as chairperson of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2009.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Wintour is also widely regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing and is the lead chairperson of the Met Gala.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
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, 9 May 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Throughout her career, the elder Austin released over 50 home video workouts and served as chairperson of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2009.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Wintour is also widely regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing and is the lead chairperson of the Met Gala.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
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, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairperson
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The following day, former Novatek deputy chairman Sergey Protosenya, 55, his wife Natalya, 53, and 18-year-old daughter, Maria, were found dead at their Spanish mansion.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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The chairman holds regular press conferences after the Federal Reserve Board of Governors meetings eight times a year, immediately followed by question-and-answer sessions with a select group of beat reporters who closely follow the bank and economic matters.—
James B. Nelson,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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The president was impeached twice during his first White House term and acquitted in the Senate both times, as a two-thirds majority of votes are required for conviction in the upper chamber.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The president claims Fed cuts would reduce the government’s borrowing costs, though the rates the government pays are mostly set by market forces, not the Fed.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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During a subsequent fireside chat with moderator Vivek Couto, executive director and co-founder, Media Partners Asia, which organizes APOS, Gupta acknowledged two primary industry concerns about AI adoption: talent management and protecting creativity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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In a community update, a Spotify moderator said people were experiencing problems with login, playback and the Support site.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
12 June 2025
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairperson. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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