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chairman

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noun

chair·​man ˈcher-mən How to pronounce chairman (audio)
plural chairmen
1
: a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson
the chairman of the board
the chairman of the college's English department
2
: a carrier of a sedan chair
chairmanship noun

chairman

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verb

chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning

Example Sentences

Noun the chairman of the airline company the chairman called the meeting to order
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Armstrong is a former Democratic state representative and House minority leader and is CEO and chairman of the Cannabis Capital Group, a medical marijuana consulting firm. Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 Patrick Leahy, 82, is the senior Democratic senator from Vermont and president pro tempore and chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the U.S. Senate. Kk Ottesen, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Increasingly, there’s also Scott Mueller, the CEO of Dealer Tire and current chairman of the museum’s board of trustees. Steven Litt, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Former Mayor Henry Cisneros, a one-time Housing and Urban Development secretary and chairman of an investment firm that focuses on large infrastructure projects, doesn’t see the FAA’s decision as a setback. Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Sep. 2022 Chandler is also president and chairman of Acts 29, an organization dedicated to starting new churches. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 Chandler is also president and chairman of Acts 29, an international church-planting group. Sarah Bahari The Dallas Morning News (tns), al, 29 Aug. 2022 Pumpyansky was until March the owner and chairman of steel pipe manufacturer, a supplier to Russian energy company Gazprom. Reuters, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Spence, who is a senior adviser to General Atlantic LLC and chairman of the firm’s Global Growth Institute, also gave his view on the biggest risks facing the global economy. Fortune, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
Emmerich was promoted to chairman the following year. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021 With board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom preferring to wield his influence off-camera, U of L fans are looking to you for leadership. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2018 The new procedure appears to reflect the desire of board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom and interim President Greg Postel to consolidate power. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2018 Interim university President Postel is handling the interviewing process, with input from board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom. Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2017 Board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom said the board was unanimous in its support of Postel suspending Jurich and Pitino, though it was later revealed Grissom's one-on-one polling may have violated state law. Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 5 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chairman was in 1644

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