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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These messages, from both state departments and federal agencies, don’t appear to be a Hatch Act violation, said Dan Schnur, the former chairperson of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Wanda Cox, chairperson of the Air Power Foundation in Fort Worth, recalled reading the poem at the funeral service of Gene de Bullett, a friend to both her and Latham.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum).
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Wanda Cox, chairperson of the Air Power Foundation in Fort Worth, recalled reading the poem at the funeral service of Gene de Bullett, a friend to both her and Latham.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum).
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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At a meeting of the National Association for Business Economics in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, the Fed chairman said that in the absence of government data, Federal Reserve bank and private data is being used to monitor the economy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Lonnie Ali, co-founder of the center and wife of the late Muhammad Ali, will be appointed chairman and serve as interim president and CEO.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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But their familial relationship with the president is an asset, especially in the Middle East, where people value personal ties and family no less than the Romans did.—
Barry Strauss,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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The author also announced that After series author Anna Todd would be the new moderator for Gage’s event.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The moderator requested a show of hands for who supports Hochul for reelection in New York’s next gubernatorial election, scheduled for November 3, 2026.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairperson. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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