CHAIRMAN Definition & Meaning

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chairman

[ chair-muhn ]

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noun

plural chairmen.

the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university.
someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair.

verb (used with object)

chairmaned or chairmanned, chairmaning or chairmanning.

to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).

chairman

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noun

Also calledchairpersonfemchairwoman a person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc
history someone who carries a sedan chair

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Usage

Chairman can seem inappropriate when applied to a woman, while chairwoman can be offensive. Chair and chairperson can be applied to either a man or a woman; chair is generally preferred to chairperson

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Gender Note

Is it chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson? See chairperson.

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Derived Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of chairman¹

First recorded in 1645–55; chair + -man

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“This is impacting many museums in the United States, especially cultural and ethnic museums,” Japanese American National Museum board chairman Bill Fujioka said of the NEH decision.

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Lowe, who was one of five MPs elected for Reform in last year's election, was also reported to the police over allegations of verbal threats towards party chairman Zia Yusuf at the same time.

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Scaringe will serve as the chairman of the startup’s board of directors.

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The chairman of the charity, Michael Purcell, said it was "really important" work.

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In evidence, executive chairman of the nearby Hippodrome, Simon Thomas, said the noise was "tortuous" because of repeated sets and what the judge called "awful renditions".

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