chairman

Examples

• All

• Gilman, who continued to press for State Department reform, had become chairman of the House International Affairs Committee.

  Academic text (2011)

• I'm Dick Army and I am the current chairman of Freedom Works.

• So thank you, Chairman, for the presentation.

• I happen to be the chairman.

  Deck the Halls (2006)

• And as the obvious chairman, I introduce myself.

  The Basement Yard

• Yes, Bill Hunt, who is chairman of the Japan Society of Boston.

• She has been chairman of the board for 5 years.

  The Cobweb (1955)

• Again, David is the CEO and chairman of Gold Royalty Corporation.

• John is the former chairman of Citicorp and Citibank.

• The committee chairman led the discussion on the new policy changes.

Synonyms

C

chair

vschairman

258 3.1

A person who leads a meeting or committee

is the longer traditional term usually implying a man

M

moderator

vschairman

104 3.9

A person who leads a discussion to keep it fair

refers to the official who leads meetings beyond discussion control

C

chairwoman

vschairman

25 3.2

A woman who leads a meeting, committee, or organization

is the traditional term that typically refers to a man

C

chairperson

vschairman

15 3.5

A person who leads a meeting, committee, or organization

is the traditional term that typically refers to a man

P

presiding officer

vschairman

• Formal

3 6.1

A person who leads a meeting and makes sure it runs correctly

is mainly a gendered title for that same leadership role

C

co-chair

vschairman

3.5

A person who shares the job of leading a committee or meeting with another person

names a single leader usually held by one person

Compounds

C

chairman of the board

22 3.7

A person who leads a board that makes important decisions for a company

V

vice chairman

16 3.5

A person who helps the chair of a board and stands in when needed

C

co-chairman

1 3.7

A person who shares the job of leading a group or committee

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology