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 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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Noun
  • One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Supreme Court decision also encouraged FCC chairmen to flex their regulatory muscles in public more often.
    Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The White House insists the main mansion will remain untouched, and touts the project as continuing a tradition of executive residence modernization, citing upgrades by previous presidents.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • After all, the moderators wouldn’t like that.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Chairpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairpersons. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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