vice-chairman

[vahys-chair-muhn]

noun

plural

vice-chairmen 

1. a member of a committee, board, group, etc., designated as immediately subordinate to a chairman and serving as such in the latter's absence; a person who acts for and assists a chairman.

vice-chairman

noun

1. a person who deputizes for a chairman and serves in his place during his absence or indisposition

Other Word Forms

• vice-chairmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vice-chairman¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Chairman Andrew Cavenagh, vice-chairman Paraag Marathe, chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell have pulled off the most extraordinary feat of taking a really poor team, investing £30m-£40m in it and making it worse.

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Vice-chairman Paraag Marathe said the club had been through "a thorough process to ensure we identified the right person" and praised Rohl's "tactical intelligence and hunger".

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He began to manage the Mango Man line two years later and is currently the vice-chairman of Mango's board, according to the company's website.

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There's now a new chairman, a new vice-chairman, a new sporting director, a new technical director, a new head of recruitment, a new head scout - and Gerrard doesn't know them.

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Sievert, 56, will move into a newly created vice-chairman position.

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