chairpersons

plural of chairperson
as in chairmen
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 chairpersons The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas. Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026 With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores. Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026 Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairpersons
Noun
  • Both are already chairmen of other important committees, though.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
  • When Levine left to return to his seat, the two chairmen smiled and shook hands.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The other presidents had some semblance of comedic appreciation, whether through cynicism, irony, sarcasm, joke-telling, joke appreciation or storytelling.
    John Blumenthal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Pithy slogans aside, all modern presidents shift responsibility onto others to some degree, frequently blaming the White House occupant who preceded them or Congress — or both.
    Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Local independent bookstores remain key partners in the festival, helping recommend moderators, and identify the writers San Diego readers most want to hear from.
    Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Spotify will allow artists to proactively disclose a profile is an AI Persona, but for those who don’t, the platform’s human moderators will do it themselves after a review using their own AI tools.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Chairpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairpersons. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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