chairman

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noun

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

chairman

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verb

chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning

Examples of chairman in a Sentence

Noun the chairman of the airline company the chairman called the meeting to order
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Spence, 45, continued to add to his duties last year, becoming chairman of the board of directors in December. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024 Jeff Ford, the chairman of the Bath County Airport Authority, told the station a twin jet reported needing to make an emergency landing right before the crash. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024 The combination between Vivendi and Lagardère would represent a proforma revenues of €18 billion in 2023 (€16.5 billion in 2022), with a combined workforce of nearly 73,000 people, out of which 36,000 at the Lagardère group, according to Vivendi’s chairman. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024 His eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, followed in his father’s footsteps and became the new chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp after Rupert retired from his duties in September 2023. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024 That Republican was Michael Whatley, the chairman of the North Carolina G.O.P. Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 The bill’s author, Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of a special House committee focused on China, rejected TikTok’s assertion of a ban. Kevin Freking, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024 Abdallah — who is council chairman for Dearborn Heights, and on the board of directors at the Islamic Institute of America, one of the city’s largest mosques — has volunteered as a ghus’l al-mayyit, or body washer, for over a decade. Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024 The bill's author, Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of a special House committee focused on China, rejected TikTok's assertion of a ban. Kevin Freking and Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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

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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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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chairman

noun
chair·​man
ˈche(ə)r-mən,
ˈcha(ə)r-
chairmanship
-ˌship
noun

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