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chairman
[ chair-muhn ]
/ ˈtʃɛər mən /
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noun, plural chair·men.
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), chair·maned or chair·manned, chair·man·ing or chair·man·ning.
to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).
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usage note for chairman
See chairperson.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chairman
chair, chairman , chairperson, chairwomanWords nearby chairman
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British Dictionary definitions for chairman
chairman
/ (ˈtʃɛəmən) /
noun plural -men
Also called: chairperson, (fem) chairwoman 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
Derived forms of chairman
chairmanship, nounusage for chairman
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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