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 There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board. — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 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
  • While Michael Jordan never retired anyone’s number during his years as the Hornets owner, Hornets’ co-chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin have now retired two.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Corporate records show a Cambodian firm by that name, listing both Chen Zhi and Chen Sokly as chairmen.
    — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Among the presidential hopefuls are former presidents Michel Martelly, Claude Joseph and Jocelerme Privert, along with a former president of Haiti's Chamber of Deputies, Gary Bodeau, and Public Prosecutor Jean Ernest Muscadin.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly all presidents of both parties since 1923 have described libraries, whether public, academic or presidential, as a prerequisite to a healthy democracy and as crucial to sustaining an informed citizenry.
    — Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Reddit moderators also checked additional photos and Apple paperwork provided by the owner.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • During an Iowa Senate debate, the moderators displayed images of two soldiers, native Iowans, killed in action in the Middle East.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Chairpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairpersons. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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