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 chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.
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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
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
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Unlike company CFOs who seek board approval, Hines and her co-executive sponsor, Commissioner Rebecca Sullivan of the Department of Administrative Services, had to present their budget request to the governor’s office and to state legislators, including chairmen and budget directors of both houses.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cushman & Wakefield’s executive vice chairmen, Jeff Chiate and Will Strong; directors Michael Matchett and John Schreck; senior director Phillip Eilers; and CBRE’s executive vice presidents, Joe Cesta, Tyler Carner and Jeremy Ballenger, represented the seller and procured the buyer.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gone are the days when American presidents and Secretaries of State talked to foreign authoritarian leaders about human rights, transparency, and democracy.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 1995 and 2013, when presidents Clinton and Obama were in office, their administrations closed national parks during federal government shutdowns when Congress could not agree on a budget.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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There have been experiments with AI moderators within various smaller and decentralized platforms, such as Discord and Reddit, where community moderators can use this type of software.—
John Wihbey,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Content moderators in Kenya, who worked for Meta contractors, are in a compensation battle with the company for harm allegedly incurred from their work.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Chairpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairpersons. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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