to chairman
- verb
- /ˈtʃɛrmən/
- UK
- I was wondering, Colonel, if you'd be kind enough... to chairman a meeting up in my district next week.
Examples
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So these are the three jobs that I took as the chairman and I learned how to do that job better.
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If he was only running one of those, he could be a chairman and be required one to two hours a day.
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But in any case, I believe I'm chairman at a time that seems less dangerous but is actually more dangerous.
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And then third, as a reward for that, make him chairman of the Fed.
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Soon, because of you, I'll be chairman of scientist of the chairman of science of the whole world.
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And I got Milton Friedman to, to work with me to become the, the chairman of, of, of advisors.
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I went in as a music major, transferred to be a phys Ed major because the music department chairman learned that I was playing soccer.
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And, you know, I would constantly, you know, I was the our song chairman for the for the fraternity, for the fraternity.
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He's, he's already been chairman of astronomy and he's a dark matter specialist.
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To ensure the meeting runs smoothly, she will chair the conference next week.
Synonyms
To be in charge of a formal meeting or group
To lead a meeting or committee
Lead a meeting as the person in charge
Compounds
A person who leads a board that makes important decisions for a company
How Senior
- US
- UK
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chairman as a verb comes from the image of chair 'a seat' and a person 'sitting in the chair' to lead the meeting. So, to chairman a meeting is to run or lead it, and today many groups use chair instead to include all people.