Thesaurus results for CHAIRPERSON

chairperson

noun

ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn

Definition of chairperson

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 Brian Roberts, current co-CEO and chairperson of Comcast, will be involved in the leadership of both companies, while Mike Cavanagh, the other CEO, will take on leadership of NBCU. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Judy was a board chairperson of the film festival’s committee. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Robin Rue Simmons, chairperson for the Evanston Reparations Committee, anticipated there might be backlash against the program. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Orange County elects a countywide chairperson for its School Board, with current board members Angie Gallo and Alicia Farrant facing off to succeed Teresa Jacobs, who is retiring at the end of her term. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairperson

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After the World Cup drew record audiences for Telemundo, the next question was how to continue building on such interest, said Cesar Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
In his first post-decision press conference as chairman, Warsh allocated 5% of sentences to policy-relevant topics, according to UBS.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

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Hiring Epstein as president of baseball operations after the 2011 season led to sweeping changes.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

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Every workflow my team runs has a human moderator who's directing it, checking it and catching the confident mistakes the model makes.

— Rafael Moiseev, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some of the speculation comes from state workers who are unhappy with the governor’s decision, the moderator said, but the subreddit’s activity also attracts outside agitators who are obviously not government employees.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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