chairwoman

[ chair-woom-uhn ]
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noun,plural chair·wom·en.
  1. a woman who presides over a meeting, committee, department, etc.

Origin of chairwoman

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; chair + woman

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

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